Miller, P. (1768), The Gardeners Dictionary Edn. 8: no. 1 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Antholyza meriana L. legitimate

Davey, H.W. (1923), Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria 21: 230, figs 60-61 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Additions and Corrections. Flora of South Australia 4: 697 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 304 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1934), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 32. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 58: 170 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 202, Fig. 283 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 85 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 202, Fig. 283

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 54 [secondary reference]

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 42-43, Map 52 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriana L. legitimate

Perry, G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Iridaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 807, Fig. 294 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 703-704 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriana L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Iridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 409 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriana L. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Iridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 408 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Watsonia bulbillifera J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 304

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 330 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Watsonia [n/a] common name: Bulbil Watsonia [n/a] common name: Bugle Lily [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriania L. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriana L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Watsonia leipoldtii L.Bolus legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriania L. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Antholyza meriana L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus iridifolius Jacq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Watsonia iridifolia (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Watsonia meriana var. iridifolia (Jacq.) Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Watsonia leipoldtii L.Bolus legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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