Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 361-362 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Australia: Victoria Desert (R. HELMS 1881, Elder Exploring Expedition)."

• Comment: Given as Eriachne mucronata subsp. scleranthoides var. helmsii.

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

basionym of: Eriachne helmsii (Domin) W.Hartley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Eriachne helmsii (Domin) W.Hartley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Eriachne helmsii (Domin) W.Hartley legitimate

Lazarides, M. (30 June 1995), The genus Eriachne (Eriachneae, Poaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 8(3): 387 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eriachne helmsii (Domin) W.Hartley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Eriachne helmsii (Domin) W.Hartley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eriachne helmsii (Domin) W.Hartley legitimate

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