Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 355 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "W. Australia. Stirling Range, F. Mueller; Kojonerup hills, Maxwell."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 66 [secondary reference]

Nelson, E.C. (27 October 1978), A taxonomic revision of the genus Adenanthos (Proteaceae). Brunonia 1(3): 379-381 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Stirling Range, n.d. F. Mueller; lecto K; isolecto MEL."

taxonomic synonym: Adenanthos filifolius var. sericifolius Benth. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 58 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 67 (map), 69 (figure) [secondary reference]

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 340, Fig. 158, Map 391 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Adenanthos filifolius var. sericifolius Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Adenanthos filifolius Benth. var. filifolius legitimate taxonomic synonym: Adenanthos filifolius var. sericifolius Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Adenanthos filifolia Benth. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Adenanthos filifolia Benth. var. filifolia orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Adenanthos filifolius Benth. var. filifolius legitimate taxonomic synonym: Adenanthos filifolia var. sericifolia Benth. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Adenanthos filifolius var. sericifolius Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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