Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Geraniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 162 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Australia occidentali. Herb. Preiss. No. 1907."

• Comment: nom. illeg., non (Willd.) Poir. (1812).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 173 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium dissectum L. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 296 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium dissectum b. potentilloides Benth. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 296 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Geranium dissectum var. australe Benth. legitimate

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. (1921), Contributions to West Australian Botany, part III : Additions and notes to the flora of extra-tropical W. Australia. Biologiske meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 3(2): 72 [basionym]

basionym of: Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 328 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. legitimate

Carolin, R.C. (1965), The genus Geranium in the South Western Pacific Area. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(3): 348 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "part of Preiss No. 1907. ... This specimen has been marked appropriately both on the original sheet (LEN) and on the photograph (SYD)."

Carolin, R.C. (1965), The genus Geranium in the South Western Pacific Area. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(3): 348 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC. legitimate

Carolin, R.C. (1967), Geraniaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 102: 8 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC. legitimate

Aedo, C., Navarro, C. & Alarcon, M.L. (2005), Taxonomic revision of Geranium sections Andina and Chilensia (Geraniaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 149: 52 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC. legitimate

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