Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 2: 220 [autonym]

Lowden, R.M. (1982), An approach to the taxonomy of Vallisneria L. (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 13: 290 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 135, Fig. 28i-k [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria spiralis var. americana Torr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria gigantea var. higoensis (Miki) Kitam. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Frank, K.A. (8 July 1997), Notes on Vallisneria (Hydrocharitaceae) in Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Telopea 7(2): 112 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria spiralis var. americana Torr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria spiralis var. procera Rodway legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria asiatica var. higoensis Miki legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vallisneria gigantea var. higoensis (Miki) Kitam. legitimate misapplication: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 184 misapplication: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 77 misapplication: Vallisneria gigantea Graebn. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Vallisneria. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1714 misapplication: Vallisneria spiralis L. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Vallisneria. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1714

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld (naturalised), ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Lowden, R.M. (1982), An approach to the taxonomy of Vallisneria L. (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 13: 290

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 135, Fig. 28i-k

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Frank, K.A. (8 July 1997), Notes on Vallisneria (Hydrocharitaceae) in Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Telopea 7(2): 112

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