Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 437 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Bentham, G. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1846), Scrophulariaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 10: 554 [basionym]

basionym of: Euphrasia scabra var. arguta (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 522 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 4 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 226 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 199 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R. (29 September 1982), Taxonomic studies in Euphrasia L. (Scrophulariaceae). A revised infrageneric classification, and a revision of the genus in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 5: 282-285 [secondary reference]

• Type: "R. Brown s.n., x–xi. 1804. In pascuus prope fluv. Patersons & Williams Rivers. BM."

nomenclatural synonym: Euphrasia scabra var. arguta (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

Barker, W.R. (7 August 1987), Taxonomic studies in Euphrasia L. (Scrophulariaceae) V. New and rediscovered taxa, typifications, and other notes on the genus in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 10(2): 211 -214, 219-220 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "R. Brown s.n., 1802–1805, Hunter's River, BM (Fig. 7)."

Barker, W.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Scrophulariaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 588 [secondary reference]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 28 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Euphrasia scabra var. arguta (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

• APC Comment: A possible hybrid between Euphrasia arguta and Euphrasia collina is recorded by W.R.Barker, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 5: 291 (1982).
• APC Dist.: NSW

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Euphrasia caudata (J.H.Willis) W.R.Barker legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 522

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