Brongniart, A.T. in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.) (1834), Phanerogamie. Voyage Autour du Monde. Botanique 2: t. 78 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

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: 10 [secondary reference]

Gray, A. (1854), United States Exploring Expedition Phanerogamia 1: 119 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 209-210 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stellaria squarrosa Hook. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 157 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stellaria squarrosa Hook. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 76 [secondary reference]

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: 12 [secondary reference]

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]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 231, Fig. 100 B [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 355, Fig. 510, B [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 67 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [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: 150-151 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 140 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 166, Fig. 150. [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Knawel [n/a] common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 71 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 99 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 277 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Miller, C.H. & West, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Stellaria. Flora of Victoria 3: 237, Fig. 45l-m APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stellaria squarrosa Hook. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 277 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 31 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

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

common name: Prickly Starwort [n/a]

Miller, C.H. & West, J.G. (10 July 2012), A revision of the genus Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25: 51-52, Figs 1K, 5P-U, 6N [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): Van D's Land, Mr Gunn No 96 (K, Herb. Hooker).

taxonomic synonym: Stellaria squarrosa Hook. legitimate common name: Prickly starwort [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 31 [secondary reference]

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