Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 164 [tax. nov.]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 21 [secondary reference]

Eaton, D.C. (1878), Ferns of North America: 148 [basionym]

basionym of: Botrychium ternatum var. australe (R.Br.) D.C.Eaton legitimate

Lyon, H.L. (December 1905), A new genus of Ophioglossaceae. Botanical Gazette 40: 457 [basionym]

basionym of: Sceptridium australe (R.Br.) Lyon legitimate

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 224 [basionym]

basionym of: Botrychium ternatum var. australe (R.Br.) Domin isonym

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

taxonomic synonym: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate

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

misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 690

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 43 [secondary reference]

common name: Parsley Fern [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 10 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Meadow Moonwort [n/a] vernacular name: Austral Moonwort [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Ophioglossaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 17 [secondary reference]

common name: Parsley Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 32, Fig. 5e [secondary reference]

common name: Parsley Fern [n/a] common name: Austral Moonwort [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 554 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix. Ophioglossaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 706 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Parramatta, Port Jackson, [Sydney, N.S.W.], R.Brown Iter Austral. 119; lecto (here chosen): BM (photo NSW); isolecto: K."

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Ophioglossaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 100-102, Fig. 9, 46C, Map 59 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Botrychium ternatum var. australe (R.Br.) Domin isonym misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 690 common name: Parsley Fern [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 76 [secondary reference]

common name: Parsley Fern [n/a] common name: Austral Moonwort [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Ophioglossaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 17 [secondary reference]

common name: Parsley Fern [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Botrychium ternatum var. australe (R.Br.) Domin isonym misapplication: Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): 154 misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 113 misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 690 misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 281

• APC Dist.: SA (presumed extinct), Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas (presumed extinct)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Botrychium ternatum var. australe (R.Br.) D.C.Eaton legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Botrychium ternatum var. australe (R.Br.) Domin isonym misapplication: Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): 154 misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 113 misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 690 misapplication: Botrychium ternatum (Thunb.) Sw. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 281

• APC Dist.: SA (presumed extinct), Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas (presumed extinct)

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 15 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Parramatta, Port Jackson, 1802–1805, R.Brown Iter Austral. 119 (lecto: BM 001038216*; isolecto or remaining syn: K 001057643*"

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 15 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sceptridium australe (R.Br.) Lyon legitimate

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 6 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sceptridium australe (R.Br.) Lyon legitimate

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