Poaceae Barnhart
Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes , legitimate, scientific
Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 314 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate
Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 196-200 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate
Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 88-89 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptoloma divaricatissima (R.Br.) Chase legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. normale Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Digitaria divaricatissima var. dasyantha Henrard legitimate common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 520 [secondary reference]
common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 44 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate
  • Comment: May be confused with D. coenicola.
Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 197 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 85, 86, 87 [secondary reference]
common name: Star Grass [n/a] common name: Spider Panic [n/a] common name: Spider Grass [n/a] common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a] common name: Spreading Umbrella Grass [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 43 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. normale Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes legitimate
Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 474 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes legitimate common name: Umbrella grass [n/a]
Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 177-179 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. normale Benth. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Leptoloma divaricatissima (R.Br.) Chase legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum macractinium Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. glaberrimum Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptoloma macractinia (Benth.) Chase legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. macractinium (Benth.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria divaricatissima var. dasyantha Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia var. nudiflora Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. leichhardtiana Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. muelleriana Henrard nom. inval.
Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 48-49 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate
Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 231 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. normale Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. glaberrimum Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum macractinium Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. macractinium (Benth.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. leichhardtiana Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. muelleriana Henrard nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Digitaria divaricatissima var. dasyantha Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia var. dasyantha Ross nom. inval., pro syn. common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 457-458 [secondary reference]
common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 608 [misapplied]
misapplied to: Digitaria coenicola (F.Muell.) Hughes legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 197
Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 216-217 (fig.) [secondary reference]
common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. var. divaricatissimum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptoloma divaricatissima (R.Br.) Chase legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes var. divaricatissima legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum macractinium Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. normale Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. glaberrimum Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptoloma maratenia Chase orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Leptoloma macractinia (Benth.) Chase legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum var. macractinium (Benth.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractenia Hughes orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes var. macractinia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes subsp. macractinia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria divaricatissima var. dasyantha Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia var. nudiflora Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. leichhardtiana Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. muelleriana Henrard nom. inval. misapplication: Digitaria coenicola (F.Muell.) Hughes legitimate by Ross, J.H. in Ross, J.H. (ed.) (January 1993), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 4: 27 misapplication: Digitaria coenicola (F.Muell.) Hughes legitimate by Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 608, Fig. 123e
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptoloma divaricatissima (R.Br.) Chase legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic