Hooker, J.D. (24 October 1855), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(1): 45 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Spergula affinis Hook. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 212 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Colobanthus billardierei Fenzl nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 161 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Colobanthus billardierei Fenzl nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 70 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Colobanthus apetalus (Labill.) Druce legitimate

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 74 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Spergula affinis Hook. legitimate

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 170-171, Fig. 161 [secondary reference]

common name: Alpine colobanth [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 97 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 273 [secondary reference]

Orchard, A.E. (1993), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 126-127 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Spergula affinis Hook. legitimate

West, J.G. & Cowley, K.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Colobanthus. Flora of Victoria 3: 247, Fig. 47e APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Spergula affinis Hook. legitimate common name: Alpine Colobanth [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 273 [secondary reference]

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

misapplied to: Colobanthus sp. Macquarie Island (R.D.Seppelt 12156) Australian National Herbarium [n/a] by Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 74

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

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 29 [secondary reference]

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