Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 235 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (M.) v.v.

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: 16 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395 [secondary reference]

• Type: W. Australia. King George's Sound, R.Brown, Walcot;

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 128 [secondary reference]

Clarke, C.B. (1908), New genera and species of Cyperaceae. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series 8: 91 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Lepidosperma benthamianum C.B.Clarke legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 478 [secondary reference]

• Type: "West Australia: R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802–05 No. 6027"

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 478 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Lepidosperma benthamianum C.B.Clarke legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 14 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1941), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. X. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 50: 49 [basionym]

basionym of: Lepidosperma lineare var. gracile (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

Kükenthal, G. (1941), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. XI. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 50: 113 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma benthamianum C.B.Clarke legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 42 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 282 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Sword-sedge [n/a]

Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012), A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 257, Fig. 46 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Lepidosperma gracilis R.Br. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Lepidosperma lineare var. gracile (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Lepidosperma gracilis R.Br. orth. var. orthographic variant: Lepidotosperma gracile Roem. & Schult. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Lepidosperma gracile R.Br. var. gracile legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lepidosperma lineare var. gracile (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lepidosperma benthamianum C.B.Clarke legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395

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