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."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 695 [basionym]

basionym of: Lycopodium clavatum var. fastigiatum (R.Br.) Benth. nom. illeg.

Wakefield, N.A. (8 April 1942), Some fern and clubmoss notes. The Victorian Naturalist 58(12): 200 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lycopodium clavatum var. fastigiatum (R.Br.) Benth. nom. illeg. common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. (1955), Studies in Australian pteridophytes - No. 2. The Victorian Naturalist 71: 192 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Summit of Table Mountain (Tasmania), R. Brown No. 129 (BM)"

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 51 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Lycopodium clavatum L. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 27

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 113, Fig. 61 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

Holub, J.L. (1991), Some taxonomic changes within Lycopodiales. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 26(1): 91 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1991), The pteridological collections of the G.R.S.T.S. Expedition to the coastal region of north-eastern Queensland. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 45(2): 321 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 21, Fig. 3g-h [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 70, Figs 3 & 41G, Map 26 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lycopodium clavatum var. fastigiatum (R.Br.) Benth. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepidotis magellanica P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium clavatum var. magellanicum (P.Beauv.) Hook.f. legitimate common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 4 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Clubmoss [n/a]

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 5 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "summit of Table Mountain [Mount Wellington, Tasmania], 1802–1805, R. Brown Iter Austral. 129 (lecto, designated here: BM 001038482*; possible isolecto: B 200112419!, BM 001038075*, LE00008970* [on a mixed sheet], MEL260855*)."

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 5 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Lycopodium clavatum var. fastigiatum (R.Br.) Benth. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepidotis magellanica P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium clavatum var. magellanicum (P.Beauv.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium fastigiatum var. colensoi Nessel nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium fastigiatum var. colensoi Nessel legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

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