Lindley, J. (1 January 1840), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xliv, t. 6A. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

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): 357, Figs 39-41, 85 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Syntypes - Swan River, Drummond, 1839; Swan River, mountain s rare, Toward; Swan River, J. Mangles (CGE)."

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: 101, Fig. 43, Map 108 APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Conostylis discolor Endl. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1959), Wildflowers of Western Australia Edn. 1: 12

• 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, Fig. 308 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 66 [secondary reference]

common name: White Cottonhead [n/a]

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