Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Colobanthus subulatus Hook.f. , legitimate, scientific
Hooker, J.D. (1844), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. I. Flora Antarctica 1(1): 13-14 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Campbell's Island; in rounded tufts on rocks near the summits of the hills, alt. 1000 feet."
Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 160-161 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Colobanthus benthamianus Fenzl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Colobanthus pulvinatus F.Muell. isonym misapplication: Spergula subulata Sw. legitimate by Dumont d'Urville, J.S.C. (1825), Flore des Iles Malouines: 51