Burbidge, N.T. (1941), A revision of the Australian species of Enneapogon Desv. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 153(1): 85, 86 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Mount Sturgeon Station, north of Hughenden, Hubbard and Winders 7745 (type)"

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 110 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. barbinode Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum lindleyanum var. glaucum Domin legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 32 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. barbinode Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum lindleyanum var. laguroides Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum lindleyanum var. glaucum Domin legitimate

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]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 455, Fig. 580D [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. barbinode Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum lindleyanum var. laguroides Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum lindleyanum var. glaucum Domin legitimate common name: Purple-head nineawn [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 33 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 62 [secondary reference]

Kakudidi, E.K.Z., Lazarides, M. & Carnahan, J.A. (1989), A revision of Enneapogon (Poaceae, Pappophoreae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 1(4): 345 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum lindleyanum var. glaucum Domin legitimate

Lazarides, M., Quinn, F. & Palmer, J. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Enneapogon. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1159 [secondary reference]

common name: Purple-head Nineawn [n/a]

Weiller, C.M. & Lazarides, M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Enneapogon. Flora of Australia 44B: 201 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Enneapogon lindleyanus (Domin) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Enneapogon lindleyanus (Domin) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

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