Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 438 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in campis apricis sterilissimis Europae borealis."

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

Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 492 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 354 [secondary reference]

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: 164 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 97 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 76 [secondary reference]

Chorney, K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1: 221 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 278 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Mouse-ear Chickweed [n/a]

Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 241-242, Fig. 46c APC [secondary reference]

common name: Dwarf Mouse-ear Chickweed [n/a] common name: Little Mouse-ear Chickweed [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 242, Fig. 46d [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cerastium balearicum F.Herm. legitimate by Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 278

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 278 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Mouse-ear Chickweed [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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cerastium balearicum F.Herm. legitimate

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

pro parte misapplied to: Cerastium pumilum Curtis legitimate by Chorney, K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1: 221

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

pro parte misapplied to: Cerastium balearicum F.Herm. legitimate by Chorney, K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1: 221

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Cerastium balearicum F.Herm. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 76

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Cerastium balearicum F.Herm. legitimate by Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 278

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cerastium balearicum F.Herm. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 76

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 29 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Cerastium pumilum Curtis legitimate by Chorney, K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1: 221

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