Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 969 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae fossis paludibus."

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 19 [secondary reference]

Mason, R. (1959), Callitriche in New Zealand and Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 7(3): 325 [secondary reference]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 56 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Callitriche verna L. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Callitrichaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 463, Fig. 90g [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Callitriche verna L. legitimate

Lansdown, R.V. (2006), The genus Callitriche (Callitrichaceae) in Asia. Novon 16(3): 357 [secondary reference]

Bean, A.R. (30 November 2007), A taxonomic revision of Callitriche L. (Callitrichaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 7(3): 551, Map 1E [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Callitriche verna L. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Vic (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Callitriche verna L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Callitriche vernalis F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Vic (uncertain origin)

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