Poaceae Barnhart
Austrostipa frankliniae A.R.Williams , legitimate, scientific
Williams, A.R. (8 March 2022), Austrostipa (Poaceae) in Western Australia: new species, new records, keys, and character notes. Nuytsia 33: 92-95, Fig. 16A-D, E (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Lake Campion Nature Reserve, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 7 October 2012, A. Dooley AD 427 (holo: PERTH 08449252)."
taxonomic synonym: Austrostipa sp. Dowerin (G.Wiehl F 8004) WA Herbarium [n/a]
  • Etymology: "Named in honour of Lady Jane Franklin (1791–1875), pioneer female naturalist and philanthropist, who founded the first botanic garden and natural history museum in Tasmania, and a society for the advancement of science that became the first Royal Society outside of Britain. "
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 5 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Austrostipa sp. Dowerin (G.Wiehl F 8004) WA Herbarium [n/a]