Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(2-4): 24, t. 30 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in capite Van-Diemen."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 507 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 93 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 133 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 44 [secondary reference]

common name: Spear grass [n/a]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 262 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 66 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 174 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stipa juncifolia Hughes legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 49 [secondary reference]

Townrow, J. (1978), Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 112: 237 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Tasmania, Labillardiére, Webb (K35)"

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

taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. striata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. elatior Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa tenuiglumis Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa elatior (Benth.) Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa compacta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa pubescens var. maritima J.M.Black nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Stipa variabilis var. elatior (Benth.) C.A.Gardner legitimate

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

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 59 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. striata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. elatior Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. barbata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa hirsuta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa aphanoneura Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa compacta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa tenuiglumis Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa elatior (Benth.) Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa pubescens var. maritima J.M.Black legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Stipa laeviculmis Nees legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Stipa laevis Mez legitimate

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: 994 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 2 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa tenuiglumis Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa hirsuta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa elatior (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Stipa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 648 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 190-191 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. barbata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. striata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa scabra var. elatior Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa tenuiglumis Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa hirsuta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa elatior (Benth.) Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa compacta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa aphanoneura Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa pubescens var. maritima J.M.Black nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Stipa variabilis var. striata (Benth.) C.A.Gardner legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 388-389, Fig. 77c-d [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa aphanoneura Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa compacta Hughes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa elatior (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

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 flavescens (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa flavescens (Labill.) 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: 154 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa flavescens (Labill.) 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: 29 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 248 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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