Willdenow, C.L. (1800), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 3(1): 1886 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Monte Video."

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (October 1984), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 2: 94 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 166 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gnaphalium spicatum Lam. nom. illeg.

Todd, M.E. (29 May 1985), A conspectus of new records and nomenclature for vascular plants in Victoria 3. early 1980 - early 1984. Muelleria 6(1&2): 67 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 137 [secondary reference]

common name: Spiked cudweed [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. (24 April 1986), Alterations to the census of New South Wales plants. Telopea 2(6): 709 [secondary reference]

Kerguelen, M. (1987), Lejeunia 120: 104 [basionym]

basionym of: Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguelen legitimate

Lander, N.S. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Asteraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 680 [secondary reference]

common name: Spiked Cudweed [n/a]

Anderberg, A.A. (1991), Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae). Opera Botanica 104: 157 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gamochaeta spicata Cabrera nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Gnaphalium. Flora of New South Wales 3: 210 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (October 1984), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 2: 94

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguelen legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Gamochaeta calviceps (Fernald) Cabrera legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (October 1984), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 2: 94

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Gamochaeta americana (Mill.) Wedd. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (October 1984), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 2: 94

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 274 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguelen legitimate

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