Hughes, D.K. (1921), Revision of the Australian species of Stipa. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1921(1): 18, fig. 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "CENTRAL VICTORIA: without precise locality, Etheridge."

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 53 [secondary reference]

common name: Hairy Spear Grass [n/a]

Anonymous (1978), Annual Report for 1977/78. Annual Report of the Botany Branch and the Queensland Herbarium: 22 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 143-144 [secondary reference]

common name: Foxtail Speargrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 53 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa congesta Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 44 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa congesta Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 104 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa congesta Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Stipa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 649 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 394, Fig. 79g [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (1 July 1996), Austrostipa, a new genus, and new names for Australasian species formerly included in Stipa (Gramineae). Telopea 6(4): 585 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrostipa densiflora (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa densiflora (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 153 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa densiflora (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

Everett, J., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Nairn, L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Tribe Stipeae. Flora of Australia 44A: 19 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa densiflora (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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