Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 255 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

• Comment: nom. illeg., non R.Br. ex Sm. (1809).

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 584 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 212 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon heterogynum F.Muell. legitimate

Moldenke, H.N. (1968), Additional notes on the Eriocaulaceae. XVII. Phytologia 18(1): 50 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriocaulon deustum R.Br. legitimate

Leach, G.J. (9 November 2000), Notes and new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 13(5): 770 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: '(T.) v.v.'. Lectotype (here designated): Carpentaria, Groote, R.Brown s.n.; BM (labelled by Bennett as No. 5825); Isolectotypes: K, L, BM (labelled Carpentaria).

Leach, G.J. (9 November 2000), Notes and new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 13(5): 770 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. legitimate

Leach, G.J. (13 September 2017), A revision of Australian Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae). Telopea 20: 225 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. legitimate

Australian Biological Resources Study (ed.) 2025, Flora of Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriocaulon depressum R.Br. ex Sm. legitimate

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