Lagasca y Segura, M. (1816), Genera et Species Plantarum: 31 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Lasiospermum pedunculare Lagasca

Ewart, A.J. & Rees, B. (1912), Contributions to the Flora of Australia, No. 19. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 25(1): 110 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 350 [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: 353 [secondary reference]

Thompson, I.R. (22 May 2007), A taxonomic treatment of tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae) in Australia. Muelleria 25: 32 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 469 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: Vic (formerly naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. Asteroideae Trib. 3. Anthemideae. Flora of Australia 37: 342 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek lasios (wool) and spermum (seed), alluding to the woolly fruits."

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