Henrard, J.Th. (1932), A monograph of the genus Aristida. Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium 58A: 300 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales." [given by Henrard, ibid. 55.C (1 Dec. 1933) 722, as "New South Wales: Nyngan. 5 1913. leg. J.H. MAIDEN. no. 45 ex Nat. Herb. N.S.Wales. Typus in Herb. Lugd. Bat. et Herb. Kew."].

Lazarides, M. (30 December 1980), Aristida L. (Poaceae, Aristideae) in Australia. Brunonia 3(2): 294 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 57, 58, Fig. 8j [secondary reference]

common name: Jericho Wiregrass [n/a] common name: Number Nine [n/a] common name: Blue Speargrass [n/a] common name: No. 9 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: 449 [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: Jericho wiregrass [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 60 [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): 175, fig. 6C, plate II 23 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Nyngan, N.S.W., North Western Plains, May 1913, J.H.Maiden s.n., NSW 45; lecto, here selected: K (photo BRI); isolecto: BRI (2 sheets), L (photo fragment BRI), NSW (photo BRI).

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

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 95, 97 [secondary reference]

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

misapplication: Aristida biglandulosa J.M.Black legitimate by Simon, B.K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1874

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), ACT, Vic

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 129 (fig.) [secondary reference]

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