Hughes, D.K. (1921), Revision of the Australian species of Stipa. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1921(1): 20, fig. 25, 25A. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "S. AUSTRALIA, Elder Exploring Expedition (about 130°80′E, 28°S.), Helms."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 89 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa eremophila var. dodrantaria J.M.Black legitimate

Jessop, J.P. (19 December 1977), Endangered species in the South Australian native vascular flora. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(2): 136 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 437 [secondary reference]

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): 94 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa eremophila var. dodrantaria J.M.Black 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): 588 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrostipa plumigera (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa plumigera (Hughes) 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: 57 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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