In 1904 Georg Pritzel changed the name to Pityrodia lepidota .
This species was first formally described in 1883 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Chloanthes lepidota and published the description in Southern Science Record .
In 1904 Georg Pritzel changed the Chloanthes lepidota to Pityrodia lepidota .
This species was first formally described in 1883 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Chloanthes lepidota and published the description in Southern Science Record .