Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 128 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae pascuis sterilibus uliginosis aridis."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 10 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1856), Botanical Information. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 8: 246 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xcvii [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 208-209 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 160 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sagina apetala Ard. legitimate

Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 56 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 27 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 13 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sagina apetala Ard. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 77 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 48 [secondary reference]

common name: Pearlwort [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 230 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 354 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 69-70 [secondary reference]

common name: New Zealand Moss [n/a] common name: Procumbent Pearlwort [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Procumbent Pearlwort [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 73 [secondary reference]

common name: New Zealand Moss [n/a] common name: Procumbent Pearlwort [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 98 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. & Gray, M. (25 June 1982), A check-list of subalpine and alpine plant species found in the Kosciusko region of New South Wales. Telopea 2(3): 318 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 111 [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 77 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 107 [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 274 [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a] common name: Procumbent Pearlwort [n/a]

Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 245-246, Fig. 47c [secondary reference]

common name: Procumbent Pearlwort [n/a] common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a]

Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 246 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Sagina namadgi L.G.Adams legitimate by Thompson, J. & Gray, M. (25 June 1982), A check-list of subalpine and alpine plant species found in the Kosciusko region of New South Wales. Telopea 2(3): 318

Adams, L.G. (24 July 1996), Two new endemic species of Sagina L. (Caryophyllaceae) from Australia. Muelleria 9: 63 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Sagina namadgi L.G.Adams legitimate by Thompson, J. & Gray, M. (25 June 1982), A check-list of subalpine and alpine plant species found in the Kosciusko region of New South Wales. Telopea 2(3): 318

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 274 [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a] common name: Procumbent Pearlwort [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 30 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 550 [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Sagina namadgi L.G.Adams legitimate by Thompson, J. & Gray, M. (25 June 1982), A check-list of subalpine and alpine plant species found in the Kosciusko region of New South Wales. Telopea 2(3): 318

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Pearlwort [n/a]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Procumbent or Spreading Pearlwort [n/a]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 292 [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 30 [secondary reference]

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