Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 151 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate

Smith, J. (1846), An enumeration of ferns cultivated in the Royal Gardens at Kew, in December 1845; with characters and observations on some of the genera and species. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 72: 27 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Doodia rupestris Kaulf. ex Link legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 21 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 27 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 95 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 284 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 288 [secondary reference]

alternative name: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 644 [secondary reference]

Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 13 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 122-123 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia squarrosa Colenso legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 28 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 45 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate vernacular name: Small Rasp-fern [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 10, Fig. 18 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 1 [secondary reference]

Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 98-100 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Blechnaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 69 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 614-615 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate common name: Small Raspfern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 614 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Doodia media R.Br. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 13

Parris, B.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Doodia. Flora of Australia 48: 392, Fig. 132B-C, Map 356 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Doodia aspera var. caudata F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia rupestris Kaulf. ex Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia media var. moorei Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. moorei (Baker) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. dimorpha Domin legitimate misapplication: Doodia squarrosa Colenso legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 102 common name: Small Rasp Fern [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 10 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br. var. caudata legitimate common name: Small Rasp Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Blechnaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 69 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 861 [secondary reference]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 64, Fig. 19C-E, map [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate common name: Small rasp fern [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br. var. caudata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Doodia caudata var. typica Regel nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Doodia media var. caudata (Cav.) G.M.Thomson nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br. f. caudata legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia rupestris Kaulf. ex Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia media var. moorei Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia aspera var. caudata F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. moorei (Baker) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. dimorpha Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. normalis Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Blechnum doodia A.D.Chapm. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Blechnum doodia var. caudata A.D.Chapm. nom. inval., nom. nud. misapplication: Doodia squarrosa Colenso legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 102

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic, Tas

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

misapplied to: Doodia media R.Br. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 13

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

orthographic variant: Doodia candata F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br. var. caudata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Doodia media var. caudata (Cav.) G.M.Thomson nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br. f. caudata legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia rupestris Kaulf. ex Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. typica Regel nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Doodia media var. moorei Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia aspera var. caudata F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. normalis Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. dimorpha Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Doodia caudata var. moorei (Baker) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Blechnum doodia A.D.Chapm. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Blechnum doodia var. caudata A.D.Chapm. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Blechnum rupestre (Kaulf. ex Link) Christenh. legitimate misapplication: Doodia squarrosa Colenso legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 102 misapplication: Doodia squarrosa Colenso legitimate by Parris, B.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Doodia. Flora of Australia 48: 392

• APC Comment: Treated as Blechnum rupestre (Kaulf. ex Link) Christenh. in NSW.
• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic, Tas

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

misapplied to: Doodia media R.Br. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 13

Gasper, A.L. de, Dittrich, V.A.O., Smith, A.R. & Salino, A. (2016), A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations. Phytotaxa 275(3): 209 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blechnum rupestre (Kaulf. ex Link) Christenh. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Blechnum medium (R.Br.) Christenh. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 13

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 61 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Woodwardia caudata Cav. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Blechnum spinulosum Poir. legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 6 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blechnum rupestre (Kaulf. ex Link) Christenh. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blechnum rupestre (Kaulf. ex Link) Christenh. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Blechnum medium (R.Br.) Christenh. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 13

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