Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 87 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Spring, A.F. (1842), Monographie de la Famille des Lycopodiacees: 108 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 55 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]

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 decurrens R.Br. legitimate

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

common name: Spreading Clubmoss [n/a]

Rothmaler, W.H.P. (30 September 1944), Pteridophyten-Studien I. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 54(1): 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm. legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 49 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Spreading Clubmoss [n/a]

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: 20, Fig. 3a-c [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Clubmoss [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lycopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 68, Fig. 41 I-K, Map 25 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium decurrens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium scariosum var. decurrens (R.Br.) Hook. legitimate common name: Spreading Clubmoss [n/a]

Nicolson, D.H. & Fosberg, F.R. (2003), The Forsters and the botany of the second Cook expedition (1772-1775). Regnum Vegetabile 139: 111-112 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "As lectotype of Lycopodium scariosum G. Frost., Fosberg here chooses the Mssrs. Forster sheet, which has a locality and is a very good specimen."

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

nomenclatural synonym: Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium decurrens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lycopodium scariosum var. decurrens (R.Br.) Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Diphasium decurrens (R.Br.) Holub legitimate

• APC Dist.: Vic, Tas

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]

• Type: "New Zealand, s. dat., Mssrs. Forster s.n. (lecto: BM 001048389*."

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: Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm. legitimate

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

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

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