Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 830 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland; Leichhardt District; – Blair Athol. In railway enclosure on grey find sand, 1000 ft. Tufted, ascending to erect, 1–1 1/2 ft., green; racemes divaricate. Collected by S.T. BLAKE, 16.3.1935. no. 8091 1/2. Typus in Herb. Lugd. Batav."

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 90 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria macractinia (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 178 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 178 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 48 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 231 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Stewart, H. & Walsh, N. (1 July 2011), A morphological comparison between Digitaria coenicola and D. divaricatissima (Poaceae: Paniceae). Muelleria 29(2): 197 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes var. divaricatissima legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes var. divaricatissima legitimate

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