Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 2: 280 [tax. nov.]

Proskauer, J.M. (1951), Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 78: 347 [basionym]

basionym of: Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. legitimate

Cargill, D.C. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2008), Taxonomic Studies of the Australian Anthocerotophyta II: the genus Phaeoceros. Fieldiana, Botany, n.s 47: 241 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. legitimate

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