Benl, G. (2 April 1979), Two new taxa of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(4): 204 [autonym]

• APC Dist.: NT, SA

Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Ptilotus. Flora of Central Australia: 81 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 5 [secondary reference]

Albrecht, D.E. & Lally, T.R. (20 December 2010), A reappraisal of Ptilotus aristatus and P. blackii (Amaranthaceae). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 24: 12 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus aristatus Benl subsp. aristatus legitimate

Barker, R.M. & Lang, P.J. (10 July 2012), Name changes associated with the South Australian census of vascular plants for the calendar year 2011. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25: 100 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus aristatus Benl subsp. aristatus legitimate

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