Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 345 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J. T.) v.v."

Braun, A.K.H. (1864), Revision of the Genus Najas of Linnaeus. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 2(9): 278 [basionym]

basionym of: Najas graminea var. tenuifolia (R.Br.) A.Braun legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 121 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 277 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 583 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 48 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 49 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (1961), Najadaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 12: 73-74 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 428 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 70-71 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Australian Naiad [n/a] vernacular name: Water Nymph [n/a]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 261-263 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 42 [secondary reference]

common name: Thin-leafed Najas [n/a] common name: Australian Naiad [n/a] common name: Waternymph [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 26 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Monocots (Alismataceae to Najadaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 419, Fig. 543 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 29 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 56 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Najadaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 19, Fig. 4D [secondary reference]

common name: Water Nymph [n/a]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Najadaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 974, Fig. 292D [secondary reference]

common name: Thinleaf Naiad [n/a] common name: Water Nymph [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Najadaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 23 [secondary reference]

common name: Thin-leaved Naiad [n/a] common name: Waternymph [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 155, Fig. 33a-d [secondary reference]

common name: Australian Naiad [n/a] common name: Water Nymph [n/a]

Cowie, I.D. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Najadaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 210, Fig. 43 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Naias tenuifolia F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Najas leichhardtii Magnus legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Najadaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 102-104 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Najas leichhardtii Magnus legitimate common name: Thin-leaved Naiad [n/a] common name: Waternymph [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Naias tenuifolia F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Najas graminea var. tenuifolia (R.Br.) A.Braun legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas leichhardtii Magnus legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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