Willis, J.H. (1957), Vascular flora of Victoria and South Australia (sundry new species, varieties, combinations, records and synonymies). The Victorian Naturalist 73: 149 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "VICTORIA (boreali-orientalis) – Bogong High Plains, "associated with Eucalyptus niphophila along grassy slopes of Middle Creek near Rover Scout Hut", alt. circa 1650 m. (HOLOTYPUS in Herb. MEL, PARATYPI in NSW, K – J.H. Willis, 2 Feb. 1949);"

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

common name: Alpine Spear Grass [n/a]

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

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 85 [secondary reference]

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: 395, Fig. 79h [secondary reference]

common name: Alpine Spear-grass [n/a]

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): 587 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrostipa nivicola (J.H.Willis) 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: 155 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa nivicola (J.H.Willis) 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: 40 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa nivicola (J.H.Willis) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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