Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 188 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Asperula scoparia Hook.f. legitimate

• Comment: nom. illeg., as the epithet scoparia pre-dates oligantha and it thus ought to have been adopted by Maiden & Betche.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 188 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Asperula scoparia Hook.f. var. scoparia legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 188 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Asperula gunnii Hook.f. legitimate

Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Asperula scoparia Hook.f. legitimate

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