Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 174 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 570-571 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa rudis Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa commutata Trin. & Rupr. legitimate

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: 45 [secondary reference]

common name: Spear grass [n/a]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 622 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Stipa aristiglumis F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 41. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 67: 90 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Stipa eremophila Reader legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 570-571

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 90 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 532 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Spear Grass [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 187 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Stipa commutata Trin. & Rupr. legitimate

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 97 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "NEW SOUTH WALES: Port Jackson, R. Brown, 1802–5 (BM!, sheet II). ... isolectotype (Iter Australiense 1802–5, R. Brown, no. 6203) at K."

taxonomic synonym: Stipa commutata Trin. & Rupr. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 106 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa commutata Trin. & Rupr. legitimate common name: Tall Speargrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Stipa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 650 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 187 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Stipa pubinodis Trin. & Rupr. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 186 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Stipa rudis subsp. australis J.Everett & S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 262

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 395 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Stipa pubinodis Trin. & Rupr. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 187

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 pubescens (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa pubescens (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa pubescens (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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

misapplied to: Austrostipa pubinodis (Trin. & Rupr.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 90

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Austrostipa pubinodis (Trin. & Rupr.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 187

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 157 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa pubescens (R.Br.) 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: 41 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa pubescens (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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