Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1062 [tax. nov.]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 112 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 68 [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: 94 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 682 [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: 88 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 95 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 136 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 281 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Ophioglossum lusitanicum L. legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 740 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 281 [secondary reference]

common name: Adder's Tongue [n/a]

Watts, W.W. (1912), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 396 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 635 [secondary reference]

common name: Adder's-tongue [n/a]

Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 15 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 220-221 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 42 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 41 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 217 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 553 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. legitimate by Watts, W.W. (1912), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 396

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 553 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 740

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 15

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

misapplied to: Ophioglossum lusitanicum L. legitimate by Watts, W.W. (1912), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 396

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