Black, J.M. (1914), Scientific notes on an expedition into the interior of Australia carreid out by Capt. S. A. White M.B.O.U., from July to October, 1913. Botany. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 38: 464, t. XXXVIII [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Thirty miles east of Deep Well." [S.A. White].

Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 100, in obs. [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 211 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Trichinium parvifolium F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 327 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus parvifolius (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Benl, G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Ptilotus. Flora of Central Australia: 79 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus parvifolius (F.Muell.) F.Muell. var. parvifolius legitimate

State Herbarium of South Australia (2007), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ptilotus parvifolius (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Lally, T.R. (29 September 2008), Resolution of the Ptilotus parvifolius complex (Amaranthaceae). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 22: 42 [basionym]

basionym of: Ptilotus whitei (J.M.Black) Lally legitimate

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