Henrard, J.Th. (1932), A monograph of the genus Aristida. Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium 58A: 246, t. 117 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia: Queensland." [given by Henrard, ibid. 55.C (1 Dec. 1933) 706, as "Australia: Queensland; Brisbane River, leg. F. v. MUELLER. Typus speciei in Herb. Kew."].

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 531 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. (30 December 1980), Aristida L. (Poaceae, Aristideae) in Australia. Brunonia 3(2): 286 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Queensland: Moreton District: Brisbane River, F. Mueller s.n. (K, holotype; BRI, isotype)."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 55, 58, Fig. 8d [secondary reference]

common name: Bentham's Wiregrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 36 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 150 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 173 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 510-511 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 323, Fig. 107 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 94 APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Aristida benthami Henrard orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Tas (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 126 (fig.) [secondary reference]

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