Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1834), Contributions Towards a Flora of Van Dieman's Land; from collections sent by R. W. Lawrence, and Ronald Gunn, Esqrs., and by Dr. Scott. The Journal of Botany 1: 252 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mr. Gunn (n. 256 and n. 324)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 4, 10 [secondary reference]

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: 297 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium sessiliflorum Cav. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 19 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium sessiliflorum Cav. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 91 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium sessiliflorum Cav. 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): 357 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Gunn No. 256;"

Carolin, R.C. (1965), The genus Geranium in the South Western Pacific Area. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(3): 357 [basionym]

basionym of: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. brevicaule (Hook.) Carolin legitimate

Carolin, R.C. (1967), Geraniaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 102: 10 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. brevicaule (Hook.) Carolin legitimate

Smith, L.P. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Geranium. Flora of Victoria 4: 231 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. brevicaule (Hook.) Carolin 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: 24-26, Figs 66 (map), 67 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum var. glabrum R.Knuth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. novae-zelandiae Carolin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. brevicaule (Hook.) Carolin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. brevicaule (Hook.) Carolin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum var. glabrum R.Knuth legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 49, 50 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum subsp. brevicaule (Hook.) Carolin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium sessiliflorum Cav. legitimate

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