Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 182 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (M.) v.s.

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]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), The Vegetation of the Chatham-Islands: 59 [basionym]

basionym of: Festuca irritans (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 135 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 46 [secondary reference]

common name: Porcupine grass [n/a]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 789 [basionym]

basionym of: Sieglingia irritans (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 629 [secondary reference]

common name: Porcupine Grass [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 75 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 9 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 112, Fig. 140 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Triodia aristata J.M.Black legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. (1946), A revision of the Western Australian species of Triodia R.Br. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 30: 25 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 76 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca irritans (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Triodia aristata J.M.Black legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. (1953), The Genus Triodia R.Br. (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany 1(1): 167-173 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Holotype.—South coast, R. Brown... at the British Museum ... the number is 6258 ... St. Peter's Isle, off Denal Bay, which was visited on February 7, 1802."

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 62 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 177 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 54 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 445, Fig. 572C [secondary reference]

common name: Porcupine grass [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 38 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 67 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. (29 August 1997), A revision of Triodia including Plectrachne (Poaceae, Eragrostideae, Triodiinae). Australian Systematic Botany 10(3): 440, fig. 19h (map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Triodia aristata J.M.Black legitimate

Lazarides, M., Weiller, C.M. & McCusker, A. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Triodia. Flora of Australia 44B: 212, 214, Plates 31, 34 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca irritans (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sieglingia irritans (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Triodia aristata J.M.Black legitimate

Lazarides, M., Weiller, C.M. & McCusker, A. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Triodia. Flora of Australia 44B: 211 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Triodia scariosa N.T.Burb. legitimate by Burbidge, N.T. (1946), A revision of the Western Australian species of Triodia R.Br. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 30: 25

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 210 (photo) [secondary reference]

common name: Spinifex [n/a] common name: Porcupine Grass [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca irritans (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Festuca irritans F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Sieglingia irritans (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Triodia irritans R.Br. var. irritans legitimate taxonomic synonym: Triodia aristata J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Triodia scariosa N.T.Burb. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 177

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Triodia scariosa N.T.Burb. legitimate by Burbidge, N.T. (1946), A revision of the Western Australian species of Triodia R.Br. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 30: 25

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Triodia bunicola (S.W.L.Jacobs) Lazarides legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 177

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Triodia scariosa N.T.Burb. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 177

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Triodia scariosa N.T.Burb. legitimate by Burbidge, N.T. (1946), A revision of the Western Australian species of Triodia R.Br. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 30: 25

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