Henrard, J.Th. (1932), A monograph of the genus Aristida. Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium 58A: 285, t. 139 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Australia: Queensland; Morven, leg. W. McCOMB, April 1918. sub nom. Aristida ramosa R.Br. Queensland Herbarium Botanic Gardens, Brisbane Herbarium no. 6064. Typus in Kew Herb.

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): 302-303 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Blue Wire-grass [n/a] common name: No. 8 Wiregrass [n/a] common name: Prickly Threeawn [n/a] common name: Tall Wiregrass [n/a]

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

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 451, Fig. 577 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. (14 July 1984), New taxa of and nomenclatural changes in Aristida L. (Poaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 2(1): 96 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

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: No.8 wiregrass [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 154 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 200, fig. 11D, plate IV 46 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: Morven, Warrego District, Queensland, Apr. 1918, W.McComb s.n. Q.H. 6064; holo: K (photo BRI); iso: BRI.

taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 512 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 108 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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

taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Henrard legitimate

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