Benl, G. (5 April 1984), Five new taxa in Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae) from the Northern Territory. Muelleria 5(4): 259-260, Fig. 6 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Ptilotus eichlerianus Benl legitimate

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]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Ptilotus eichleranus Benl orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus eichlerianus Benl legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, SA

State Herbarium of South Australia (2007), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ptilotus eichlerianus Benl legitimate

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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic 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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus aristatus Benl subsp. aristatus legitimate

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