Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 411 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Dysphania littoralis R.Br.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 29 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 396 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 181 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek dysphanes, scarcely visible: referring to the very small flowers.

Aellen, P. (10 October 1930), Die systematische Stellung und Gliederung der R. Brownschen Gattung Dysphania. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 63: 486 [basionym]

basionym of: Chenopodium sect. Dysphania (R.Br.) Aellen legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 292 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek dysphanes, scarcely visible; referring to the very small flowers."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 165 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 107 [secondary reference]

Scott, A.J. (1978), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 100: 217-218 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chenopodium sect. Dysphania (R.Br.) Aellen legitimate

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 263 [secondary reference]

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

Wilson, Paul G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Chenopodiaceae (Chenopodium, Dysphania, Rhagodia, Sclerobitum, Monolepis, Atriplex, enchylaena, Neobassia, Stelligera, Threlkeldia, Babbagia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Salsola) ). Flora of Central Australia: 51 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (29 August 1983), A taxonomic revision of the tribe Chenopodieae (Chenopodiaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 4(2): 180-182 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Tetrasepala Aellen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphania sect. Tetrasepalae (Aellen) A.J.Scott legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphania sect. Caudatae A.J.Scott legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 118, 129 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 153-154 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chenopodium sect. Dysphania (R.Br.) Aellen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Tetrasepala Aellen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphania sect. Tetrasepalae (Aellen) A.J.Scott legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphania sect. Caudatae A.J.Scott legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 85-86 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 222-224 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 99 [secondary reference]

Kuhn, U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Chenopodiaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 266 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 152 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 222 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 558 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Chenopodium sect. Dysphania (R.Br.) Aellen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chenopodium sect. Tetrasepala Aellen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphania sect. Caudatae A.J.Scott legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dysphania sect. Tetrasepalae (Aellen) A.J.Scott legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised), Vic

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 294 [secondary reference]

Uotila, P. Sukhorukov, P., Bobon, N., McDonald, J., Krinitsina, A.A. & Kadereit, G. (10 March 2021), Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics of Dysphanieae (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 70(3): 541 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Roubieva Moq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cycloloma Moq. legitimate

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