Mueller, F.J.H. von (November 1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(8): 196 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad ripam udam rivi Dépôt Creek, fluvii Victoriae."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 320 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis capitata R.Br. legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 463 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis capitata R.Br. legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1969), Studies in Cyperaceae. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 8: 7 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Northern Territory, Upper Victoria River, F. Mueller (MEL, holo; K, BRI)."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 225 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 41 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 25 [secondary reference]

Latz, P.K. (30 May 1990), Taxonomic studies of Fimbristylis (Cyperaceae) in Northern Australia. Nuytsia 7(2): 169 [secondary reference]

• Type: Upper Victoria River, Northern Territory, F. Mueller s.n. (holo: MEL n.v.; iso: BRI, K n.v.).

taxonomic synonym: Fimbristylis oligocephala W.Fitzg. legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1072, Fig. 317A [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Fimbristylis oligocephala W.Fitzg. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Fimbristylis oligocephala W.Fitzg. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 9 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Fimbristylis schultzii Boeckeler legitimate

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