Whibley, D.J.E. (13 May 1980), Acacia symonii, a new species from the north-western region of South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 2(2): 167, fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "D.E. Symon 3327, South Australia, North-Western Region, Everard Ranges, creek line about Mt Illbillie, graceful shrub to 2m, 17.ii.1965 (holotype AD 97934152; isotypes ADW, BRI, K, MEL, PERTH)."

• Etymology: "This species is named in honour of Mr David Symon, Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide, Waite Agricultural research Institute, and the first person to collect this species."

Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 139 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 9 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. & Cowan, R.S. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 338-340, Fig. 73N-P, Map 449 [secondary reference]

• Type: Everard Ra., creekline about Mt Illbillee, S.A., 17 Feb. 1965, D.E.Symon 3327 ; holo: AD; iso: BRI, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH.

Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 489 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma symonii (Whibley) Pedley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma symonii (Whibley) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

Australian Biological Resources Study (ed.) (11 March 2026), Flora of Australia (Version 52380672) [Data set] Australian Biological Resources Study.: - [secondary reference]

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