Rubiaceae Juss.
Asperula scoparia Hook.f. , legitimate, scientific
Hooker, J.D. in Hooker, W.J. (1847), Florae Tasmaniae Spicilegium: or, Contributions towards a Flora of Van Diemen's Land. London Journal of Botany 6: 463, bis [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Lawrenny, in dry gravelly places." [given by H.K.Airy Shaw & W.B.Turrill, Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew (1928) 88, 89 as "TASMANIA.♂ & ♀: Lawrenny (?), N.D., J.D. Hooker 1007 (type)"].
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 13 [secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 444 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Rubia syrticola Miq. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 187 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Asperula oligantha F.Muell. nom. illeg.
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 71 BHL [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 257 [secondary reference]
Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 188 [basionym]
basionym of: Asperula oligantha var. scoparia (Hook.f.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.
Airy Shaw, H.K. & Turrill, W.B. (18 April 1928), Asperulae Australienses. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 3: 98 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]
doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Asperula subulifolia Airy Shaw & Turrill legitimate
Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 537, Fig. 230 G-I [secondary reference]
pro parte taxonomic synonym: Asperula oligantha F.Muell. nom. illeg.
Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798, Fig. 1122, G-I [secondary reference]
pro parte taxonomic synonym: Asperula oligantha F.Muell. nom. illeg.
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 289 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Delete Asperula oligantha as a synonym.
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 338 [secondary reference]
common name: Prickly Woodruff [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 188 [secondary reference]
Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 1068 [secondary reference]
James, T.A. & Allen, W.K. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Asperula. Flora of New South Wales 3: 489 [secondary reference]
common name: Prickly Woodruff [n/a]
Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 629, Fig. 122f [secondary reference]
common name: Prickly Woodruff [n/a]
Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Asperula subsimplex Hook.f. legitimate
State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [misapplied]
misapplied to: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798, Fig. 1122, G-I
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]
common name: Prickly Woodruff [n/a]
Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 59-60 BHL APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Asperula oligantha var. scoparia (Hook.f.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.
  • APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Asperula subsimplex Hook.f. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798, Fig. 1122, G-I
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]
misapplied to: Asperula conferta Hook.f. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 798, Fig. 1122, G-I