Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 409 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 924 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Salsola brachyphylla Spreng. nom. illeg.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 30, 141 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 84 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 408, Fig. 389 [secondary reference]

common name: Cotton-bush [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 196 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 310-311, Fig. 430 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 39 [secondary reference]

common name: Cotton Bush [n/a]

Wilson, Paul G. in Eichler, Hj. (1965), Kochia tomentosa group. Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 126 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Kochia tamariscina (Lindl.) J.M.Black legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 312

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 232 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (27 June 1975), A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 22 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Australia (south Coast), R.Brown (syn MEL 41973)."

Wilson, Paul G. (27 June 1975), A Taxonomic Revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 22 [basionym]

basionym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Maireana. Flora of Central Australia: 60 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 102 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 188 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 231 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 162 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 231 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Maireana brevifolia (R.Br.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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