Hooker, J.D. in Hooker, W.J. (1847), Florae Tasmaniae Spicilegium: or, Contributions towards a Flora of Van Diemen's Land. London Journal of Botany 6: 461, bis [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Dry pastures, &c. abundant; Gunn.:– v.v.n."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 446 [secondary reference]

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: 82 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 71 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Galium umbrosum G.Forst. ex Hook.f. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 538 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 799 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Galium gaudichaudii DC. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 272 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 339 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 618 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Galium propinquum A.Cunn. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 189 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium gaudichaudii var. glabrescens Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudi-glabrescens Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 78 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 366-367 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium gaudichaudii var. glabrescens Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudi-glabrescens Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 370 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 538

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 333 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium gaudichaudii var. glabrescens Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudi-glabrescens Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

James, T.A. & Allen, W.K. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Galium. Flora of New South Wales 3: 485 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 621-622, Fig. 120g [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium gaudichaudii var. glabrescens Benth. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Galium propinquum A.Cunn. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 618 common name: Hairy Bedstraw [n/a]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 538

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 78

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

Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 80-81, Figs 4g-ii, 10 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Tasmania. Circular Head, R.D.Gunn 237, 15 November 1836; lecto: K (here selected as 4th and 5th pieces form left on part sheet K000349209).

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 538

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (June 1983), A list of the vascular plants of South Australia 1: 78

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