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

• Type: "(D.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 92 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma gunnii Boeckeler legitimate

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

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 247 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 97 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1941), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. X. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 50: 48-50 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 163 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 501 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 251 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. & Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Cyperaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2040 [secondary reference]

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 333, Fig. 49G [secondary reference]

common name: Little Swordsedge [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Lepidosperma. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 124 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 265 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. (26 April 1994), New taxa and combinations in the family Cyperaceae in eastern Australia. Telopea 5(4): 611 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: TASMANIA: prope fluv. Derwent in ericetis, R. Brown (Bennett 6029), March 1804; lecto (here chosen) BM; isolecto BM, K.

Wilson, K.L. (26 April 1994), New taxa and combinations in the family Cyperaceae in eastern Australia. Telopea 5(4): 611 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Lepidosperma gunnii Boeckeler 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: 265, Fig. 59 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Lepidosperma linearis R.Br. orth. var. orthographic variant: Lepidotosperma lineare Roem. & Schult. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Lepidosperma lineare R.Br. var. lineare legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma angustifolia Hook.f. orth. var. doubtful taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma angustifolium Hook.f. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma laterale var. angustum Benth. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

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

pro parte misapplied to: Lepidosperma gunnii Boeckeler legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 251

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Lepidosperma gunnii Boeckeler legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 247

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

pro parte misapplied to: Lepidosperma curtisiae K.L.Wilson & D.I.Morris legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 251

[pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Lepidosperma curtisiae K.L.Wilson & D.I.Morris legitimate by Jessop, J.P. & Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Cyperaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2040

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 87 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lepidosperma gunnii Boeckeler legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 247

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