Black, J.M. (1918), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 14. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 42: 169 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Laura; Yunta; Mount Gunson; Minnipa."

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 67 [secondary reference]

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

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Stipa nitida Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 82 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Stipa nitida Summerh. & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 47 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Stipa drummondii Steud. legitimate

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

• APC Comment: J.W.Vickery et al. in Telopea 3: 47, 82 (1986) states that the holotype of Stipa scabra var. auriculata could not be found but that a specimen in K identified as S. scabra var. auriculata with J.M. Black’s handwriting on the label represents S. drummondii (= Austrostipa drummondii). Vickery et al. also indicate the name is possibly a synonym of Stipa nitida (=Austrostipa nitida).

Everett, J., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Nairn, L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Tribe Stipeae. Flora of Australia 44A: 45 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Austrostipa drummondii (Steud.) 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: 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Austrostipa nitida (Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett legitimate

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