Brown, R. (8 March 1810), On the Proteaceae of Jussieu. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(1): 154 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae Hollandiae ora orientali, prope Port Jackson, in collibus arcuosis prope littora. (ubi v.v.)"

Schultes, J.A. & Schultes, J.H. in Schultes, J.A. & Schultes, J.H. (ed.) (1827), Mantissa in Volumen ... Systematis Vegetabilium 3: 276 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum repens Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. inval., pro syn.

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]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 182 [secondary reference]

Johnson, L.A.S. & McGillivray, D.J. (28 July 1975), Conospermum Sm. (Proteaceae) in Eastern Australia. Telopea 1(1): 65 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum repens Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. inval., pro syn.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 178 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 146 (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum repens Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. inval., pro syn. common name: sprawling smoke-bush [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Latin, , slender or thin, and folium, a leaf; refers to the long , thin leaves."

Mackay, D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Conospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 25 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Conospermum. Flora of Australia 16: 245, Fig. 111, Map 255 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conospermum repens Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f. nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Dist.: NSW

Mackay, D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Conospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 26 [secondary reference]

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