Meisner, C.D.F. (1857), Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 1: 41 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in planitie prope Smith River, Drumm. coll. 6. n. 46!"

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 33 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 52 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (14 November 1972), Taxonomic notes on Western Australian species of Pityrodia, Beaufortia and Verticordia. Nuytsia 1(3): 290 [secondary reference]

• Type: "(Western Australia) Drummond Coll. 6:46 (Holo: NY, iso: BM, CGE, E, FI, K, P, W)."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 132 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (19 June 1991), New taxa, combinations and typifications in Verticordia (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae). Nuytsia 7(3): 299 [secondary reference]

• Type: "south-western Western Australia 1850/51, J. Drummond 6:46 (holo: NY, iso: BM, CGE - 2 sheets, E, FI, K - 2 sheets, LD - 2 sheets, NSW, P- 3 sheets, W)."

• APC Dist.: WA

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 405 [secondary reference]

George, E.A. (2002), Verticordia: the turner of hearts: 368 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Verticordia chrysostachya F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA

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