Hudson, W. (1778), Flora Anglica Edn. 2: 401 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in palustribus et ad ripas stagnorum et lacuum β in stagnis, lacubus et fluviis leniter fluentibus; circa Norwich, D. Rose. Circa Llanberris, et in comitatibus Eboracensi, Westmorlandico passim."

Hooker, J.D. (1864), Handbook of the New Zealand Flora 1: 277 [secondary reference]

Backer, C.A. (December 1951), Sparganiaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(3): 233-234 [secondary reference]

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

misapplied to: Sparganium subglobosum Morong legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (1864), Handbook of the New Zealand Flora 1: 277

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