Henrard, J.Th. (1932), A monograph of the genus Aristida. Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium 58A: 262 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales." [given by Henrard, ibid. 55.C (1 Dec. 1933) 729, as "New South Wales: Nyngan, leg. E. BETCHE, X. 1833. Type in Kew Herb. ex Nat. Herb. of New South Wales No. 30 sub nom. Aristida Behriana F. v. M. a form."

Lazarides, M. (30 December 1980), Aristida L. (Poaceae, Aristideae) in Australia. Brunonia 3(2): 307 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida obscura Henrard legitimate

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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida obscura Henrard legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 156 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida obscura Henrard legitimate

Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 208 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida obscura Henrard legitimate

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 107 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Aristida obscura Henrard legitimate

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