Moore, S. le M. (May 1905), Alabastra Diversa - Part XII: Sertulum Asiatico-Australiense. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 43: 139 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "West Australia, near Hunt's Well; R. Helms."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 165 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. & Albrecht, D.E. (15 April 2002), Notes on the genus Cratystylis (Asteraceae), including one new species. Nuytsia 14(3): 451 [secondary reference]

• Type: near Hunt's Well, Western Australia, R. Helms (holo: K n.v.).

taxonomic synonym: Pluchea conocephala var. subspinescens F.Muell. & Tate nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Stera subspinescens Ewart & B.Rees legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Stera subspinescens Ewart & B.Rees legitimate pro parte nomenclatural synonym: Pluchea conocephala var. subspinescens F.Muell. & Tate nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: WA

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Cratystylis. Flora of Australia 37: 391 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pluchea conocephala var. subspinescens F.Muell. & Tate nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Stera subspinescens Ewart & B.Rees legitimate

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