Boeckeler, J.O. (May 1874), Die Cyperaceen den Königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 38(3): 325 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "L. squamatum Herb. Hook., nec Labill. Tasmania (R.C. Gunn)."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma lineare R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 312 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Lepidosperma. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 123 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 266 [secondary reference]

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

Wilson, K.L. (26 April 1994), New taxa and combinations in the family Cyperaceae in eastern Australia. Telopea 5(4): 608 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: TASMANIA: Penquite, R.C. Gunn 1497, December 1845; lecto K; probable isolecto NSW.

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Lepidosperma lineare R.Br. legitimate by Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 333, Fig. 49G

Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012), A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 259, Fig. 47 [secondary reference]

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

pro parte misapplication: Lepidosperma laterale var. angustum Benth. nom. illeg. by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 251 pro parte misapplication: Lepidosperma lineare R.Br. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 251 misapplication: Lepidosperma lineare R.Br. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 247

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, 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: 87 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Lepidosperma lineare R.Br. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 247

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