Ehrhart, J.F. (1788), Beitrage zur Naturkunde und den damit verwandten Wissenschaften 2: 177 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Moenchia quaternella Ehrh.

• Comment: See comments on conservation of name by Mansfeld, Kew Bull. (1935) 436.

Black, J.M. (1918), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 13. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 42: 43 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 230 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: After Konrad Moench (1744-1805), German botanist and professor at the University of Marburg.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 354 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Konrad Moench (1744-1805), of German botanist and professor at the University of Marburg."

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 66 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 162-164, Fig. 148. [secondary reference]

common name: Erect Chickweed [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 70 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 98 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 105 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 277 [secondary reference]

Bittrich, V. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Caryophyllaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 227 [secondary reference]

Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 243 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 277 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 549 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 551 [secondary reference]

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