Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 165 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(D.) v.v."

Hooker, W.J. (1854), A Century of Ferns: 66 [basionym]

basionym of: Lycopodium scariosum var. decurrens (R.Br.) Hook. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 280 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lycopodium scariosum G.Forst. legitimate

Holub, J.L. (1985), Transfers of Lycopodium species to Huperzia: with a note on generic classification in Huperziaceae. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 20(1): 78 [basionym]

basionym of: Diphasium decurrens (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 68 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lycopodium scariosum G.Forst. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lycopodium scariosum G.Forst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm. legitimate

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