Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 562 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Queensland. Brisbane River, Bailey; Darling Downs, Leichhardt; Peak Downs, Burkitt; Kennedy District, Daintree; Tawomba, Hartmann. N.S. Wales. Glendon and Liverpool Plains, Leichhardt; Richmond River, Herb. Mueller.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Three Awned Spear Grass [n/a]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 6 [secondary reference]

common name: Three-awned spear grass [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 622 [secondary reference]

Henrard, J.Th. (1927), Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium: 297 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "I have selected the sheet bearing plants from two localities. The right hand specimen is a short plant... This specimen is labelled: "Liverpool plains Leichhardt Herb. F. Mueller 1877." The left-hand specimen, "Peak Downs, Burkitt:, also from the Mueller Herbarium..."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 58, Fig. 8m, 59 [secondary reference]

common name: Bunch Spear Grass [n/a] common name: White Spear Grass [n/a] common name: White 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 [secondary reference]

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

common name: White Speargrass [n/a]

Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 206, fig. 13B, plate IV 50 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Liverpool Plains, Central Coast, New South Wales, 1843, L. Leichhardt s.n.; lecto, here selected: K (photo BRI); isolecto: MEL (photo BRI).

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 513 [secondary reference]

common name: White Speargrass [n/a]

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 107-108 APC [secondary reference]

common name: White Speargrass [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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

common name: White Speargrass [n/a]

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