Bruch, P. & Schimper, W.P. in Bruch, P., Schimper, W.P. & Gumbel, W.T. von (1844), Bryologia Europaea seu genera muscorum Europaeorum monographiche illustrata 4: 256 [tax. nov.]

Zanten, B.O. van (1977), Lindbergia 4: 133 [basionym]

basionym of: Dawsonia longifolia (Bruch & Schimp.) Zanten legitimate

Zanten, B.O. van in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Dawsonia in Polytrichaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 131 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dawsonia superba var. pulchra (Wijk) Zanten legitimate

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