Latz, P.K. (30 May 1990), Taxonomic studies of Fimbristylis (Cyperaceae) in Northern Australia. Nuytsia 7(2): 167-168, Fig. 2D-F [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mitchell River (14°50'S, 125°42'E), Western Australia, 23 Feb. 1980, C.R.Dunlop 5265, (holo: DNA; iso: NT,PERTH). In shallow, sandy seepage on sandstone pavement".

• Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the preference of this species for a rocky habitat."

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1086, Fig. 317J [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA, NT

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