Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1101 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Malabaria, Zeylona."

Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 86 [secondary reference]

Willdenow, C.L. (January 1810), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 5(1): 11 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lycopodium australe Willd. legitimate by Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 86

Spring, A.F. (1842), Monographie de la Famille des Lycopodiacees: 63 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 111 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 674 [secondary reference]

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

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 227-228 [secondary reference]

Rothmaler, W.H.P. (30 September 1944), Pteridophyten-Studien I. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 54(1): 62 [basionym]

basionym of: Huperzia phlegmaria (L.) Rothm. legitimate

Sen, T. & Sen, U. (1978), Fern Gazette 11(6): 421 [basionym]

basionym of: Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) T.Sen & U.Sen legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 180 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Tassel Fern [n/a] common name: Tassel Fern [n/a]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 12 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 12 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. & Orchard, A.E. (1993), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 532 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Huperzia phlegmaria (L.) Rothm. legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 83 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Huperzia phlegmaria (L.) Rothm. legitimate by Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1101

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Huperzia phlegmaria (L.) Rothm. legitimate

Field, A.R. & Bostock, P.D. (2013), New and existing combinations in Palaeotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae) and typification of the type species Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) T.Sen & U.Sen. Phytokeys 20: 45 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) T.Sen & U.Sen legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) T.Sen & U.Sen legitimate

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