Mueller, F.J.H. von (1855), Description of fifty new Australian plants, chiefly from the colony of Victoria. Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science 1: 44 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "On barren places on the Murray River."

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 7 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 338 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida stipoides var. brachyathera Domin legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 48 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg.

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): 321-323 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg.

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 56, 58, Fig. 8h [secondary reference]

common name: Silver Grass [n/a] common name: Sand Speargrass [n/a] common name: Wilga Grass [n/a] common name: Feather Grass [n/a] common name: Mulga Grass [n/a] common name: Sand Wire-grass [n/a] common name: Desert Speargrass [n/a] common name: Wind Grass [n/a] common name: Bunched Kerosene Grass [n/a] common name: Kerosene Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 37 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg.

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 452, Fig. 579 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. brevistipitata Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida contorta var. hirsuta (Henrard) H.Eichler legitimate common name: sand spear-grass [n/a] common name: sand wire-grass [n/a] common name: bunched kerosena grass [n/a] common name: Wind grass [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 30 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Bunched kerosene grass [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 59 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 148-149, Fig. 23B [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. hirsuta Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. brevistipitata Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida contorta var. hirsuta (Henrard) H.Eichler legitimate common name: Silvergrass [n/a] common name: Windgrass [n/a] common name: Bunched Kerosene Grass [n/a]

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Aristida. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1123 [secondary reference]

common name: Windgrass [n/a] common name: Bunched Kerosene grass [n/a]

Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 160, fig. 3C, plate I9 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: as "(holo: MEL (photo BRI)."

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. hirsuta Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. brevistipitata Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida contorta var. hirsuta (Henrard) H.Eichler legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 509 [secondary reference]

common name: Bunched Kerosene Grass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 550, Fig. 109i-j [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg.

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 81, 83, Fig. 14A APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria Gaudich. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Arthratherum arenarium (Gaudich.) Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. hirsuta Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida arenaria var. brevistipitata Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida contorta var. hirsuta (Henrard) H.Eichler legitimate common name: Bunched Kerosene Grass [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 127-128 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Bunched Kerosene grass [n/a]

---