Brongniart, A.T. (1821), Bulletin des Sciences par la Societe Philomatique de Paris: 186 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Acrostichum thalictroides L. legitimate

Hooker, W.J. (1858), Species Filicum 2(7-8): 235 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 122 [secondary reference]

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Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 695 [secondary reference]

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common name: Water Fern [n/a]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 200 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum thalictroides L. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 3 [secondary reference]

Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1957), Adumbratio Florae Aethiopicae 5. Parkeriaceae, Adiantaceae, Vittariaceae. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 12(2): 648 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum thalictroides L. 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]

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common name: Water Fern [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 4 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 25 [secondary reference]

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common name: Water Fern [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Adiantaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 35 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Fern [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 49 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Fern [n/a]

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Parkeriaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 287-288, Map 263 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum thalictroides L. legitimate misapplication: Ceratopteris cornuta (P.Beauv.) Lepr. legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 265-268

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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common name: Water Fern [n/a]

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nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum thalictroides L. legitimate

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