Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 239 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 16 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 421 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Restio crispatus Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 129 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 600 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 482 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1944), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae XIV. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 53(2): 95-96 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Restio uncinatus var. tenuior Kük. nom. inval., pro syn.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 503 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 224 [secondary reference]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 334 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caustis tenuirama Gand. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 11 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 338, Fig. 51H [secondary reference]

common name: Curly Wig [n/a]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 321 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caustis tenuirama Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caustis flexuosa var. rectiramulosa Kük. legitimate common name: Curly Wig [n/a]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 279, Fig. 57f-g [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caustis flexuosa var. rectiramulosa Kük. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate common name: Curly Wig [n/a]

Wilson, K.L. (26 April 1994), New taxa and combinations in the family Cyperaceae in eastern Australia. Telopea 5(4): 592-593 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caustis flexuosa var. rectiramulosa Kük. legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate common name: Curly Wig [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Caustis flexuosa R.Br. var. flexuosa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Restio crispatus Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caustis tenuirama Gand. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Restio uncinatus var. tenuior Kük. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Caustis flexuosa var. tenuirama (Gand.) Kük. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caustis flexuosa var. rectiramulosa Kük. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

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