Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(4): 95 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In locis madidis juxta originem fluvii Limmen Bight River sinui Carpentariae affluentis."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 123 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 584 [secondary reference]

Moldenke, H.N. (11 February 1970), Additional notes on the Eriocaulaceae. XXVIII. Phytologia 19(6): 424 [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. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Eriocaulaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1030, Fig. 307F [secondary reference]

Leach, G.J. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Eriocaulaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 236, Fig. 52 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 61 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Leach, G.J. (13 September 2017), A revision of Australian Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae). Telopea 20: 246-247, Figs 8c-d, 12.25 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Northern Territory: head of Limmen Bight River, F. Mueller s.n. (lecto (here designated) K001056240!; isolecto MEL1501981!)."

taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon scariosum R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon monoscapum F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon brunonis Britten legitimate

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