Boeckeler, J.O. (1884), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 5: 503 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In viciniam H. capillaceae et H. debilis ponenda. – J.M. Hildebrandt Coll. no. 3527. Madagascariae prov. Imerina."

Blake, S.T. (1939), A monograph of the genus Eleocharis in Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 50(12): 126-127 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii Kük. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 493 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 14 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii Kük. legitimate

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 290-291, Fig. 42M [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii Kük. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 376 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 331, Fig. 67i-j [secondary reference]

common name: Variable Spike-rush [n/a]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii var. subaquatica Kük. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Heleocharis minuta Boeckeler orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Eleogenus ocreatus Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heleocharis maidenii var. subaquatica Kük. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii var. subaquatica Kük. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii Kük. var. maidenii legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heleocharis maidenii Kük. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis maidenii Kük. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Heleocharis ocreata Domin orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Eleocharis ocreata (Nees) Nees ex Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (formerly naturalised)

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