Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(2-4): 29, t. 38 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in terra Van-Leuwin."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 510 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 354 [secondary reference]

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

Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 82, 227 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1963), Flora of South Australia: 263 [secondary reference]

Nelson, E.C. (27 October 1978), A taxonomic revision of the genus Adenanthos (Proteaceae). Brunonia 1(3): 374-377 [secondary reference]

• Type: "'terra van Leuwin' [King George Sound; see Nelson, Glasra 3 (1979) 9-19], 1803, M. Leschenault de la Tour; holo FI (ex herb. Desfontaines); iso P, G."

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: 60, 62, 70 [secondary reference]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Woollybush [n/a] common name: Coastal Woollybush [n/a]

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 335-336 [secondary reference]

common name: Woolly Bush [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Nelson, E.C. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Adenanthos. Flora of Australia 16: 338 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Adenanthos cygnorum Diels legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 354

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

orthographic variant: Adenanthos sericea Labill. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA

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

misapplied to: Adenanthos macropodianus E.C.Nelson legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 82, 227

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