Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 100 [implicit autonym]

Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Ptilotus. Flora of Central Australia: 79 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 288 [secondary reference]

common name: Flannel Flower [n/a] common name: Smoke Bush [n/a] common name: Silver Bush [n/a] common name: Cotton Bush [n/a] common name: Fluffy Top [n/a] common name: Cat's Paw [n/a] common name: Silver-tails [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 64 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 6 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 257 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Amaranthaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 208 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Trichinium obovatum Gaudich. legitimate common name: Silver-tails [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Amaranthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 257 [secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2007), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Cotton Bush [n/a] common name: Smoke Bush [n/a] common name: Silver Tails [n/a]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2007), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

Bean, A.R. (11 November 2008), A synopsis of Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae) in eastern Australia. Telopea 12(2): 243 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus obovatus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. legitimate

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