Spring, A.F. (1849), Monographie de la Famille des Lycopodiacees 2. Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences ... Belgique 24: 61 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Hab. in Nova Hollandia [Swan River: Preiss (no. 1882, H.M.P.), Drummond (no. 994, H.M.P., H. Hooker)].

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: 94 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 136 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 280 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 280 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 634 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 235-236 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium gracillimum Kunze legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 44 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 3 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 43, Fig. 31 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Selaginellaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 44 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Selaginella gracillima (Kunze) Spring ex Salomon legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 28 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Selaginella gracillima (Kunze) Spring ex Salomon legitimate

Jermy, A.C. & Holmes, J.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix. Selaginellaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 705 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Swan River, W.A., J.Drummond 994; lecto (here chosen):BM; isolecto:K."

Jermy, A.C. & Holmes, J.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Selaginellaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 89 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Selaginella gracillima (Kunze) Spring ex Salomon legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Selaginella gracillima (Kunze) Spring ex Salomon legitimate

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