Hartley, W. (1942), New species and varieties of Eriachne R.Br. family Gramineae. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 52: 346 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Eriachne mucronata var. helmsii Domin legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 102 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Eriachne mucronata R.Br. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 71-72

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 51 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 52 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. helmsii Domin legitimate pro parte misapplication: Eriachne mucronata R.Br. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 71-72

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 221 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 106 [secondary reference]

common name: Woollybutt Wanderrie Grass [n/a] common name: Swamp Wanderrie [n/a] common name: Bush Wanderrie Grass [n/a] common name: Buck Wanderrie Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 45 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. helmsii Domin legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 441-442, Fig, 569A-B [secondary reference]

common name: Woollybutt wanderrie [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 34 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 63 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Eriachne. Flora of New South Wales 4: 561-562 [secondary reference]

common name: Woollybutt Wanderrie Grass [n/a]

Lazarides, M. (30 June 1995), The genus Eriachne (Eriachneae, Poaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 8(3): 387, figs 27C, 13 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: Western Australia, Eremaean Province, Elder Exploring Expedition; Victoria Desert near Ferdinand River, camp 40; 7.vi.1891, R. Helms s.n. (holo, K).

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. helmsii Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. villiculmis Domin legitimate

Lazarides, M., Van den Borre, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eriachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 140-141 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. helmsii Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. villiculmis Domin legitimate common name: Woollybutt Wanderrie Grass [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. helmsii Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriachne helmsii Domin nom. inval., nom. prov. taxonomic synonym: Eriachne mucronata var. villiculmis Domin legitimate misapplication: Eriachne mucronata R.Br. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 71-72

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 261 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Woollybutt Wanderrie Grass [n/a]

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