Bentham, G. (1844), The Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur: 56 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bay of Magdalens."

Blakely, W.F. (1922), Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 33: 447 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): - [secondary reference]

common name: Burr Grass [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 46 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 70, Fig. 69. [secondary reference]

common name: Spiny Burr Grass [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 204 [secondary reference]

Weston, A.S. (23 May 1974), The genus Cenchrus (Poaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 1(4): 379 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 263 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 25 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 241 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 241 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 615 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 204

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus spinifex Cav. legitimate

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