Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 177 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.D.) v.v."

Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): 121 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 267 [basionym]

basionym of: Danthonia penicillata var. setacea (R.Br.) Rodway legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 73 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Danthonia penicillata var. setacea (R.Br.) Rodway legitimate

Black, J.M. (1929), Additions and Corrections. Flora of South Australia 4: - [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 107 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 57 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (18 January 1956), A revision of the Australian species of Danthonia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(3): 296-299 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Western Australia: King George's Sound, R. Brown, Iter Australiense, 1802–5, No. 6236 (BM., duplicates at K.; MEL.; BRI.)."

taxonomic synonym: Danthonia subulata Hook.f. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 541 [secondary reference]

common name: Small-flower Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 58-59 [secondary reference]

Connor, H.E. & Edgar, E. (1979), Rytidosperma Steudel (Notodanthonia Zotov) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 17(3): 332 [basionym]

basionym of: Rytidosperma setaceum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate

Veldkamp, J.F. (May 1980), Conservation of Notodanthonia Zotov (Gramineae). Taxon 29(2/3): 297 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Notodanthonia setacea (R.Br.) Veldkamp legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 80, Fig. 16i, 83 [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga Wallaby Grass [n/a] common name: Bristly Wallaby Grass [n/a] common name: Small-flowered Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 41 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 32 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 953 [secondary reference]

common name: Smallflower Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Danthonia. Flora of New South Wales 4: 554 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rytidosperma setaceum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Notodanthonia setacea (R.Br.) Veldkamp legitimate common name: Small-flowered Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 311 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Danthonia penicillata var. setacea (R.Br.) Rodway legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rytidosperma setaceum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate taxonomic synonym: Danthonia subulata Hook.f. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Danthonia penicillata (Labill.) F.Muell. isonym

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 535 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rytidosperma setaceum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate common name: Bristly Wallaby-grass [n/a]

Linder, H.P. (17 December 1997), Nomenclatural corrections in the Rytidosperma complex (Danthonieae, Poaceae). Telopea 7(3): 273 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrodanthonia setacea (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Linder, H.P. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Trib. Danthonieae. Flora of Australia 44B: 56 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrodanthonia setacea (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 147 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrodanthonia setacea (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rytidosperma setaceum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate

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