Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(4): 93 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In alveis rivulorum periodice exarescentium terrae Arnhemicae, e.g. prope montes Macadam Range."

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 212 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. nom. illeg.

Moldenke, H.N. (1969), Additional notes on the Eriocaulaceae. XVIII. Phytologia 18(2): 112 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 227 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 47 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 29 [secondary reference]

Leach, G.J. (9 November 2000), Notes and new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 13(5): 770 [secondary reference]

• Type: 'In alveis rivulorum peridoce exarescentium terrae Arnhemicae, e.g. prope montes Macadam Range.' Lectotype (here designated): MacAdam Range, x.1855, F.Mueller s.n.; MEL 1554396; isolectotype: MEL 710188.

Leach, G.J. (9 November 2000), Notes and new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 13(5): 770 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. legitimate

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