Fitzgerald, W.V. (1904), Additions to the West Australian Flora. Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society 2(1): 33 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Lennonville, Sept. 1903 – W.V.P."

Farmar, L. (1905), Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Amarantaceae. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 5: 1087 [basionym]

basionym of: Trichinium depressum (W.Fitzg.) Farmar legitimate

Benl, G. (15 May 1959), Beitrag zu einer revision der Gattung Ptilotus R.Br. (Amaranthaceae) 2. Teil. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung Munchen 3: 514 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus polakii F.Muell. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus polakii F.Muell. legitimate

Lally, T.R. (2 June 2009), New taxa of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) from Western Australia. Nuytsia 19(1): 59 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus polakii F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus polakii F.Muell. legitimate

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