Bailey, F.M. (1884), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, Part III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1(3): 150 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "On trees, Daintree River (Fitzalan), Johnstone River (W.R. Kefford)."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lycopodium phlegmarioides Gaudich. legitimate

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 227 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lycopodium phlegmarioides Gaudich. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Huperzia phlegmarioides (Gaudich.) 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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides (Gaudich.) A.R.Field & Bostock legitimate

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