Moore, S. le M. (1905), Journal of Botany, British and Foreign: 138 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 618 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek kratys, strong; stylos, style: alluding to the rather thick and rigid style."

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 894 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek kratys, strong; stylos, style: alluding to the rather thick and rigid style."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 76 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 411 [secondary reference]

Porteners, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Cratystylis. Flora of New South Wales 3: 185 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 713 [secondary reference]

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: 385 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 226 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, NSW, Vic

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Cratystylis. Flora of Australia 37: 388-389 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stera Ewart legitimate

• Etymology: "from the Greek cratys (strong) and stylos (style), referring to the thick, solid style branches."

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