Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1824), Geraniaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 1: 644 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in Novâ-Zelandiâ. Banks. (v.s. cum. semin. immat.)"

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): 39 [basionym]

basionym of: Geranium dissectum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Hook.f. legitimate

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

Knuth, R.G.P. in Engler, H.G.A. (1913), Das Pflanzenreich 53: 75 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Geranium pilosum var. grandiflorum R.Knuth nom. illeg.

Jepson, W.L. (1925), A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California: 589 [basionym]

basionym of: Geranium pilosum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Jeps. 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): 348-350 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geranium australe Nees nom. illeg.

Eichler, Hj. (1966), Corrigenda and Addenda to the Supplement to J.M. Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition 1943-1957): - [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (1967), Geraniaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 102: 7-8 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium pilosum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Jeps. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium australe Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geranium dissectum var. patulum Sol. ex Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium pilosum var. grandiflorum R.Knuth nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 233 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 433 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Cranesbill [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 132 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geranium pilosum var. grandiflorum R.Knuth nom. illeg.

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]

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (16 June 1989), Geraniaceae, in A list of the vascular plants of South Australia (Edition III). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 12(1): 55 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geranium sp. [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Geraniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 25 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (September 1993), Geraniaceae. A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 4: 49 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geranium sp. [n/a]

Smith, L.P. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Geranium. Flora of Victoria 4: 225-227, Fig. 41i [secondary reference]

common name: Grassland Crane's-bill [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 622 [secondary reference]

Aedo, C., Navarro, C. & Alarcon, M.L. (2005), Taxonomic revision of Geranium sections Andina and Chilensia (Geraniaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 149: 52-53, Fig. 83 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium dissectum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Geranium pilosum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Jeps. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium australe Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium dissectum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Geranium pilosum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Jeps. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium australe Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium sp. [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Geranium neesianum Carolin nom. inval., nom. nud. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Geranium dissectum var. australe Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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 [secondary reference]

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]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Geranium dissectum var. australe Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Geranium dissectum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Geranium pilosum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Jeps. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium australe Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geranium sp. [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Geranium neesianum Carolin nom. inval., nom. nud. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Geranium dissectum var. australe Benth. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Geranium "Linear segments" (K.Preiss 128) [n/a] pro parte taxonomic synonym: Geranium sp. Linear segments (K.Preiss 128) W.R.Barker [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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