Blake, S.T. (29 August 1952), The identification and distribution of some Cyperaceae and Gramineae, chiefly from Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 62(10): 97-98 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland: North Kennedy District, W. of Pentland, between Warrigal and Burra, on slopes of Great Dividing Range, in open forest on shallow sand overlying sandstone, 450–495 m., 19th October 1935, Blake 9939."

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 42 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 162 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 44 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1995), Nomenclatural changes in Setaria and Paspalidium (Poaceae: Paniceae). Sida; contributions to botany 16(3): 445 [basionym]

basionym of: Setaria spartella (S.T.Blake) R.D.Webster legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Setaria spartellum R.D.Webster orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Setaria spartella (S.T.Blake) R.D.Webster legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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