Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik 1800, 2(1, 2): 78 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Swartz, O. (1806), Synopsis Filicum: 118, 318 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Nova Hollandia" .

Willdenow, C.L. (January 1810), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 5(1): 421 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Lindsaea lunata Willd. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 September 1810), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 1(1): 139 [basionym]

basionym of: Adiantum lineare (Sw.) Poir. legitimate

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: 21 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 18 [secondary reference]

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: 95 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 284 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 285 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 641 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 81 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Adiantum lineare (Sw.) Poir. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 36 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 35, Fig. 11 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 61 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 23 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Kramer, K.U. (April 1971), Lindsaea-Group. Flora Malesiana Series II 1(3): 178 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. & Tindale, M.D. (17 September 1976), The Lindsaeoid ferns of the old world VII. Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 1(2): 112-114 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Adiantum lineare (Sw.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lindsaea lunata Willd. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Lindsaea trilobata Colenso legitimate

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Lindsaeaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 52 [secondary reference]

common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Lindsaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 49 [secondary reference]

common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 83, Fig. 18a-b [secondary reference]

common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Kramer, K.U. & McCarthy, P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lindsaeaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 232, Figs 32, 101, Map 195 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Adiantum lineare (Sw.) Poir. legitimate common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 24 [secondary reference]

common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Lindsaea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 49 [secondary reference]

common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 229 [secondary reference]

common name: Screw Fern [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 855 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Lindsaya linearis F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Adiantum lineare (Sw.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lindsaea lunata Willd. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Lindsaea trilobata Colenso legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. (2016), Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern families Dennstaedtiaceae and Lindsaeaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 54(4): 513 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lindsaea trilobata Colenso legitimate

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 38 [secondary reference]

• Type: "eastern New Holland, s. dat., leg. ign. s.n. (holo: S S-P-5554*)."

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