Hooker, J.D. (5 December 1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(4): 258 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Herpolirion novae-zelandiae J.D.Hook.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 118 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 188 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek herpizo (I creep) and lirion (a lily).

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 157 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 25 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Herpolirion. Flora of Australia 45: 242 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

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McCune, S. & Hardin, D.W. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Anthericaceae - except Dichopogon & Arthropodium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 97 [secondary reference]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 653 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 383 [secondary reference]

Clifford, H.T., Henderson, R.J.F. & Conran, J.G. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Hemerocallidaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 250 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 402 [secondary reference]

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