Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1835), Botanical Magazine: t. 3415 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "This very interesting plant was raised by Mr CURTIS, at his extensive nursery-ground, Glazenwood, in the summer of last year, from seeds brought by Dr WILSON from Van Diemen's Land."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 580 [basionym]

basionym of: Craspedia richea var. macrocephala (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 83 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia richea Cass. nom. illeg.

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 347 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia glauca (Labill.) Spreng. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 390 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Given as "Craspedia macrocephala W. J. Hook. vel aff."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Craspedia glauca (Labill.) Spreng. legitimate

Rozefelds, A.C., Buchanan, A.M. & Ford, K.A. (2011), New species of Craspedia (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from Tasmania and determination of the identity of C. macrocephala Hook. Kanunnah 4: 104-106, Figs 2, 4 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: V.D.L. [Van Diemen's Land = Tasmania], Lawrence 133, 1831 (lectotype, here designated, K; cibachrome HO).

nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia richea var. macrocephala (Hook.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia alpina Backh. ex Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia richea var. alpina (Backh. ex Hook.f.) Benth. legitimate common name: Alpine Billy Button [n/a]

Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N. & Milner, K.V. (18 October 2013), A quantitative study of morphology in Australian Craspedia (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae). Australian Systematic Botany 26(3): 252 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia richea var. alpina (Backh. ex Hook.f.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia richea var. macrocephala (Hook.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia glauca var. macrocephala W.M.Curtis nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Craspedia alpina Backh. ex Hook.f. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia macrocephala Hook. var. macrocephala legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia richea var. macrocephala (Hook.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia alpina Backh. ex Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia richea var. alpina (Backh. ex Hook.f.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia glauca var. macrocephala W.M.Curtis nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 13 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Craspedia richea var. macrocephala (Hook.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia alpina Backh. ex Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia richea var. alpina (Backh. ex Hook.f.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Craspedia glauca var. macrocephala W.M.Curtis nom. inval.

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