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

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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: 94 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 136 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 280 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium diffusum R.Br. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 280 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 634 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 229-230 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 44 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 43 [secondary reference]

Rothmaler, W.H.P. (30 September 1944), Pteridophyten-Studien I. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 54(1): 67 [basionym]

basionym of: Lepidotis lateralis (R.Br.) Rothm. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 40 [secondary reference]

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

vernacular name: Slender Clubmoss [n/a]

Holub, J.L. (1983), Validation of generic names in Lycopodiaceae: with a description of a new genus Pseudolycopodiella. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 18: 441 [basionym]

basionym of: Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

Øllgaard, B. (1987), A revised classification of the Lycopodiaceae s. lat. Opera Botanica 92: 176 [basionym]

basionym of: Lycopodiella lateralis (R.Br.) B.Øllg. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Clubmoss [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 21 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella lateralis (R.Br.) B.Øllg. legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 76 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella lateralis (R.Br.) B.Øllg. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Clubmoss [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Lycopodiella lateralis (R.Br.) B.Øllg. legitimate

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): 4 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Port Jackson, 1802–1805, R.Brown Iter Austral. 131 (lecto, designated here: BM 001038073*; possible isolecto: K 001094144*)."

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): 4 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

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