Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 82, 162, 171 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Pappophorum purpurascens R.Br. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. (1941), A revision of the Australian species of Enneapogon Desv. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 153(1): 69 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. purpurascens (R.Br.) 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: 454 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum purpurascens R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. purpurascens (R.Br.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. pubiculme Domin legitimate

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): 349-350 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. purpurascens (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Lazarides, M., Quinn, F. & Palmer, J. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Enneapogon. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1159-1160, fig. 330A [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon planifolius N.T.Burb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon glaber N.T.Burb. legitimate common name: Purple Nineawn [n/a]

Weiller, C.M. & Lazarides, M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Enneapogon. Flora of Australia 44B: 198-199 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum purpurascens R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. purpurascens (R.Br.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon planifolius N.T.Burb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon glaber N.T.Burb. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum commune F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

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

nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum purpurascens R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Enneapogon purpurascens Desv. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Pappophorum nigricans var. purpurascens (R.Br.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon planifolius N.T.Burb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon glaber N.T.Burb. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Pappophorum commune F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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