Vickery, J.W. (23 December 1980), Four new species of Stipa (Poaceae). Telopea 2(1): 15 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Australia: Flinders Ranges: Brachina Gorge, Oraparinna National Park, western portion, J.Z. Weber – 2577, 18.9.1971 (AD)."

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 91 [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): 587 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrostipa petraea (Vickery) 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: 35 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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