Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 410 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Germaniae & Australioris Europae pascuis sterilibus."

Scopoli, J.A. [G.A.] (1771), Flora Carniolica Edn. 2, 1: 299 [basionym]

basionym of: Tunica prolifera (L.) Scop. legitimate

Kunth, K.S. (1838), Flora Berolinensis 1: 109 [basionym]

basionym of: Kohlrauschia prolifera (L.) Kunth legitimate

Gray, A. (1854), United States Exploring Expedition Phanerogamia 1: 109 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 44 [secondary reference]

common name: The Proliferous Pink [n/a]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 359 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Tunica prolifera (L.) Scop. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 62 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Kohlrauschia prolifera (L.) Kunth legitimate

Ball, P.W. & Heywood, V.H. (August 1964), A revision of the genus Petrorhagia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 3(4): 161 [basionym]

basionym of: Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 145 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood legitimate

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 65 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Kohlrauschia prolifera (L.) Kunth legitimate

• APC Comment: Recorded by various authors (e.g. A.Gray, United States Expl. Exped. Phanerogamia 1: 109 (1854), F.M.Bailey, Compr. Cat. Queensland Pl. 4 (1913), W.M.Curtis, Stud. Fl. Tasmania 1: 62 (1956), W.M.Curtis & D.I.Morris, Stud. Fl. Tasmania, 2nd edn 1: 65 (1975)) either as accepted names or in synonymy of Tunica prolifera (L.) Scop., Kohlrauschia prolifera (L.) Kunth or Petrorhagia prolifer (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood. Petrorhagia prolifer (and its nomenclatural synonyms) are now considered misapplications against Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G.Lopez & Romo and Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Burnat) P.W.Ball & Heywood in Australia.

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