Bentham, G. (December 1877), Hooker's Icones Plantarum 13(2): 33, t. 1242 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Setaria refracta F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum refractum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 611 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum refractum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 61-62 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 7 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 77, Fig. 92 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum refractum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 290 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum refractum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 223 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 224-225 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Setaria refracta F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum refractum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 132-133 [secondary reference]

common name: Bristle-brush Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 51 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 482, Fig. 612 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Setaria refracta F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum refractum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. legitimate common name: Bristle-brush grass [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 66 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 148 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (20 June 1988), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 6: 3 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Paractaenum refractum (F.Muell.) R.D.Webster legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Plagiosetum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 494 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Paractaenum refractum (F.Muell.) R.D.Webster legitimate common name: Bristle Brush Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 342(fig.) -343 [secondary reference]

common name: Bristle Brush Grass [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Paractaenum refractum (F.Muell.) R.D.Webster legitimate

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