Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 2: 189 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in amnibus Canadae."

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 338 [secondary reference]

Steudel, E.G. von (1841), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 2(12-13): 614 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 16 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 120 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 275 [secondary reference]

common name: Burr Reed [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 576 [secondary reference]

common name: Australian Bur Reed [n/a]

Thompson, J. (1961), Sparganiaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 7: 65 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Sparganium antipodum Graebn. legitimate by Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 2: 189

Aston, H.I. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Sparganiaceae. Flora of Australia 45: 7 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Sparganium subglobosum Morong legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 338

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Sparganiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 276 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Sparganium subglobosum Morong legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 338

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

misapplied to: Sparganium erectum subsp. stoloniferum (Buch.-Ham. ex Graebn.) H.Hara legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 338

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