Wilson, K.L. (10 March 1997), New species of Cyperaceae in Western Australia. Nuytsia 11(2): 271-273, Fig. 1A, B [tax. nov.]

• Type: 5 km north of Windy Harbour on road to Northcliffe, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Western Australia, 22 November 1994, K.L. Wilson 9020 & K. Frank (holo: NSW; iso: K, PERTH).

• Etymology: Refers to the resemblance of the diaspore to that of species of the grass genus Stipa L. and its relatives in the tribe Stipeae. The resemblance is only superficial but is striking. The 'awn' of Cyathochaeta is in fact the very elongated, tough style-base persistent on the nut, whereas the awn of Stipa sens. lat. is an apical outgrowth of the lemma (Vickery, Jacobs & Everett 1986).

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 271 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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