Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1836), Compositae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 587 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in Mexico prope Reynosa de Tamaul ipas apr. flor. legit cl. Berlandier. ... (v.s.)."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 79 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helianthus laciniatus A.Gray legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 558-559 [secondary reference]

common name: Texas Blueweed [n/a]

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Helianthus. Flora of New South Wales 3: 276 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Weed [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Orchard, A.E., Cross, E.W. & Bayer, R.J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Helianthus. Flora of Australia 37: 557, Fig. 82K-L, map [secondary reference]

common name: Texas Blue Weed [n/a] common name: Blue Weed [n/a]

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