Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1103 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Habitat in Indiis.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 111 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 676 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 136 [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): 228-229, Fig. 54 [secondary reference]

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

Tindale, M.D. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The Pteridophyta of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 172, 173 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 41 [secondary reference]

Vasconcellos, J. de Carvalho e & Franco, J.M.A. do A. (1967), Breves notas sobre Licopodiaceas. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 41: 25 [basionym]

basionym of: Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Franco & Vasc. legitimate

Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1968), Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 23: 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 216 [secondary reference]

Proctor, G.R. in Howard, R.A. (ed.) (1977), Pteridophyta. Flora of the Lesser Antilles: Leeward and Windward Islands 2: 33 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "LINN 1257.13, from an unknown locality."

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 180 [secondary reference]

common name: Wolf's Foot Fern [n/a] common name: Pine Tree Fern [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 25 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 2 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Scrambling Clubmoss [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 25 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 550 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 74 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 3 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 3 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lycopodiella lateralis (R.Br.) B.Øllg. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Scrambling Clubmoss [n/a]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 13 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 4 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Franco & Vasc. legitimate

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