Farmar, L. (1905), Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Amarantaceae. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 5: 1090 [implicit autonym]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Ptilotus gomphrenoides var. roseo-albus (Farmar) Benl legitimate

Hammer, T.A. & Davis, R.W. (16 March 2017), Synonymisation of three Western Australian taxa within Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae). Nuytsia 28: 133 [secondary reference]

• Type: "‘N.-W. Division, W. Australia, E. Clement, 1897’ [between the Ashburton and De Grey rivers, Western Australia, 1897, E. Clement s.n.] (syn: K 000357024 image!, K 000357025 image!, K 000357026 image!, K 000357027 image!)."

Hammer, T.A. & Davis, R.W. (16 March 2017), Synonymisation of three Western Australian taxa within Ptilotus (Amaranthaceae). Nuytsia 28: 133 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus gomphrenoides F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Hammer, T.A. (2018), The Ptilotus murrayi species group: synonymisation of P. petiolatus under P. murrayi and description of the new Western Australian species P. unguiculatus (Amaranthaceae). Swainsona 31: 99 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus gomphrenoides F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus gomphrenoides F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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