Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 682 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europe ad plateas."

Hooker, J.D. (10 June 1852), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(1): 40 [secondary reference]

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

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 328, Fig. 149 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 482, Fig. 654 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 482 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 92 [secondary reference]

common name: Dove's-foot Cranesbill [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 170 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (1965), The genus Geranium in the South Western Pacific Area. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(3): 331-333 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Vaillant's illustration, Bot. Paris., t. 15, f. 3 (1726) is herewith taken as representing Linnaeus' concept of G. molle."

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 195 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (1967), Geraniaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 102: 2-3 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 96, Fig. 26E [secondary reference]

common name: Dove's-foot Cranesbill [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 131 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Geraniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 400 [secondary reference]

common name: Cranesbill Geranium [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 102 [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), Geraniaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 499 [secondary reference]

common name: Dove's foot Cranesbill [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 258 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 621 [secondary reference]

common name: Cranesbill Geranium [n/a] common name: Dove's foot Cranesbill [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium molle L. var. molle legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Geranium molle L. subsp. molle legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Geranium molle var. molle in Qld, and as G. molle subsp. molle in NSW.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Geranium dissectum L. legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 482

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 106, 318-319, photos 13-15 [secondary reference]

common name: Crane's Bill [n/a] common name: Dove's Foot [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium molle L. var. molle legitimate

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