Bailey, F.M. (February 1893), Contributions to the Queensland flora. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland 7: 69 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Upper Freshwater Creek, E. Cowley"

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 634, Fig. 602 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Goorigen

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 227 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 81 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Huperzia dalhousieana (Spring) Trevis. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Huperzia dalhousieana (Spring) Trevis. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phlegmariurus dalhousieanus (Spring) A.R.Field & Bostock legitimate

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