Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 187 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "a sinu orario Spenceri et montibus Flindersi ad regiones Australiae orientalis subtropicas progreditur, alpes quoque altissimas adscendit."

taxonomic synonym: Asperula scoparia Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asperula subsimplex Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asperula minima Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asperula pusilla Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asperula gunnii Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rubia syrticola Miq. legitimate

• Comment: nom. illeg. as Mueller includes several earlier names in synonymy. Mueller refers to "F.M. in Nedl. Kruick. Arch. IV. 111 et 112", [i.e. F.A.W.Miquel, Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4(1): 112 (1856)] but the name is given therein only in synonymy of Asperula conferta Hook.f.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 76 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 70 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 173 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 537 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula scoparia Hook.f. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 537 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula gunnii Hook.f. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 537 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1184 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula euryphylla var. tetraphylla Airy Shaw & Turrill legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula scoparia Hook.f. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula wimmerana Airy Shaw & Turrill legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula tetraphylla (Airy Shaw & Turrill) I.Thomps. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 72 [secondary reference]

• Text: "... sensu Rodway (1903) a catchall name that includes most Tasmanian Asperula species"

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