Schlechtendal, D.F.L. von (December 1847), Sudaustralische Pflanzen. II. Bestimmung und Beschreibung der von Dr Behr in Sudaustralien gesammelten Pflanzen. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 20: 587 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Im Pine forest-Walde zwischen dem Gawler– und Lightriver, Novbr." [Behr].

Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Proteaceae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 353 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 14 [secondary reference]

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 165 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 27, 203 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 159 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 263, Fig. 315 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 335 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum helichrysoides Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Conospermum cucullatum Gand. legitimate

Johnson, L.A.S. & McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Conospermum Sm. (Proteaceae) in Eastern Australia. Telopea 1(1): 59-60 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum helichrysoides Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Conospermum cucullatum Gand. legitimate

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 143-144 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum helichrysoides Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Conospermum cucullatum Gand. legitimate common name: slender conospermum [n/a] common name: slender smoke-bush [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, patens, spreading; refers to the leaves, which spread widely from the stem."

Bennett, E.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Conospermum. Flora of Australia 16: 255, Fig. 114, Map 269 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum cucullatum Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Conospermum helichrysoides Gand. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Vic

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Proteaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 842, Fig. 171j-l [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Smoke-bush [n/a]

Heuchert, B., Braun, U., Tkach, N., Marx, D. & Röser, M. (2017), Biography of D. F. L. von Schlechtendal and type material of his new taxa preserved in the herbarium of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (HAL) and other botanical collections. Schlechtendalia 31: 46 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Im Pine forest-Walde zwischen dem Gawler- und Lightriver, Novbr... HAL0010365 [LT]: Behr, H.H. s.n. “58”, 1844-11, Australia, Adelaide, im Pine forest-Walde zwischen dem Gawler-Light-river... B100295176; MEL1525798."

• Text: "HAL0010365 was erroneusly designated as HT by Jonson, L.A.S. & McGillivray, D.J., Telopea 1: 59. 1975, but correctable to LT according to ICN Art. 9.9."

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