Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 300 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.,v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 116 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1961), The Genus Conostylis R.Br. II. Taxonomy. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 85(3): 359-360, Plate ix, fig. 2 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Holotype - King George's Sound, R. Brown 5626, xii.1801 (BM)"

taxonomic synonym: Conostylis aemula Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Conostylis pusilla Endl. legitimate

Geerinck, D.J.L. (1969), Le genre Conostylis R.Br. (Haemodoraceae d'Australie). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 39: 175 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 52 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., Purdie, R.W., George, A.S. & Patrick, S.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Conostylis. Flora of Australia 45: 88-89 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Haemodoraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 852 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 65 [secondary reference]

common name: Bristly Cottonhead [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 309 [secondary reference]

common name: Bristly Cottonhead [n/a]

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