Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 891 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 380 [secondary reference]

Persoon, C.H. (September 1807), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(2): 464 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 547 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptinella Cass. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Strongylosperma Less. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pleiogyne K.Koch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gymnogyne Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ctenosperma Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Symphyomera Hook.f. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 84 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptinella Cass. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stenospermum Heynh. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Strongylosperma Less. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pleiogyne K.Koch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gymnogyne Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Symphyomera Hook.f. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ctenosperma Hook.f. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 180, 190, 200 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 272 [secondary reference]

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• Etymology: "From medieval Latin cotula, derived from Greek kotile, a cup: alluding to the shape of the flowerhead."

Green, M.L. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929), The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists: 182 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Cotula coronopifolia L.

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 880 [secondary reference]

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Anderberg, A.A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.G., Breitwieser, I., Jeffrey, C., Dillon, M.O., Eldenäs, P., Funk, V., Garcia-Jacas, N., Hind, D.J.N., Karis, P.O., Lack, H.W., Nesom, G., Nordenstam, B., Oberprieler, C., Panero, J.J., Puttock, C., Robinson, H., Stuessy, T.F., Susanna, A., Urtubey, E., Vogt, R., Ward, J. & Watson, L.E. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2007), Compositae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 8: 351-352 [secondary reference]

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Cotyla T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Lancisia Fabr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Strongylosperma Less. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Strongylospermum Benth. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Pleiogyne K.Koch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ctenosperma Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cotula sect. Strongylosperma (Less.) Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (doubtfully naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. Asteroideae Trib. 3. Anthemideae. Flora of Australia 37: 359 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Strongylosperma Less. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pleiogyne K.Koch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gymnogyne Steetz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ctenosperma Hook.f. legitimate

• Etymology: "from the Greek cotyle (small cup), alluding to the shape of the involucre."

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