Black, J.M. (1933), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 31. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 57: 146, t. VIII, fig. 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Central Australia. Glen Helen, June, 1894, R. Tate; Alice Springs August, 1931, J.B. Cleland."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 219 [secondary reference]

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

• Type: "Northern Territory: Central Australia: Glen Helen, vi. 1894, Tate s.n. (AD, syntype); Alice Springs, viii. 193 1, Cleland s.n. (AD, syntype)."

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 449-450 [secondary reference]

common name: Two-gland threeawn [n/a]

Simon, B.K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1874 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 177, fig. 6A, plate II 24 (map) APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Glen Helen, Central Australia, Northern Territory, June 1894, R. Tate s.n.; lecto, here selected: AD (photo BRI); isolecto: K (photo at BRI).

nomenclatural synonym: Aristida biglandulosa J.M.Black var. biglandulosa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida biglandulosa var. laevis B.K.Simon legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 90-92, Fig. 16D-E [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Aristida biglandulosa var. laevis B.K.Simon legitimate common name: Two Gland Threeawn [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Aristida jerichoensis var. subspinulifera Henrard legitimate by Simon, B.K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1874

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