Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 414 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N.S. Wales. Barren situations north of Bathurst. A.Cunningham. Victoria. Higher drier parts of the Avon Ranges, F. Mueller."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 129 [basionym]

basionym of: Cladium microstachyum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 755 [basionym]

basionym of: Mariscus microstachyus (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 481 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium microstachyum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Benl, G. (1940), Die Systematik der Gattung Gahnia Forst. Botanisches Archiv: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Botanik 40: 244-245 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium microstachyum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Kükenthal, G. (1943), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae XIII. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 52(1): 110-111 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium microstachyum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus microstachyus (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 503 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 15 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 326 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Gahnia. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 134 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gahnia fitzgeraldii F.Muell. ex Rodway legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gahnia microstachya var. fitzgeraldii (F.Muell. ex Rodway) Kük. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 285-286 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Saw-sedge [n/a]

CHAH (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium microstachyum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus microstachyus (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gahnia microstachya Benth. var. microstachya legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gahnia fitzgeraldi Rodway orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Gahnia fitzgeraldii F.Muell. ex Rodway legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gahnia microstachya var. fitzgeraldii (F.Muell. ex Rodway) Kük. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 85 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gahnia fitzgeraldii F.Muell. ex Rodway legitimate

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