Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1882), Definitions of some new Australian plants. Southern Science Record 2: 273-274 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In the neighborhood of the Gascoyne-River; J. Forrest."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 140 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 309 [basionym]

basionym of: Argyrocome forrestii (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 167 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 401 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Gascoyne river, 1882, J.Forrest (lecto: MEL 50292; isolecto: K,MEL 50290, 50291; PERTH).",

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The Classification of Australian species currently included in Helipterum and related genera (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae): Part 1. Nuytsia 8(3): 401 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhodanthe forrestii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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