Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 2(16): 145 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bergia pedicellaris F.M. in Herbar. Exped. Gregorian – Ad ripas glareosas passim inundatas fluviorum Victoriae, Fitzmaurice et secus rivulas iisdem adfluentes."

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 180 [basionym]

basionym of: Bergia pedicellaris (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate

Leach, G.J. (20 July 1989), Taxonomic revision of Bergia (Elatinaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11(2): 81 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Fitzmaurice River, F. Mueller s.n. (Lecto.: MEL 534788, isolecto.: K)."

Leach, G.J. (20 July 1989), Taxonomic revision of Bergia (Elatinaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11(2): 81 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Bergia pedicellaris (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate

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