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.D.) v.v."

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1846), Gramineae. Plantae Preissianae 2(1): 98 [basionym]

basionym of: Dichelachne setacea (R.Br.) Nees legitimate

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: 568 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 133 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 28 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Spear-Grass [n/a]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 46 [secondary reference]

common name: Corkscrew grass [n/a] common name: Spear grass [n/a]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 622-623 [secondary reference]

common name: Southern Spear Grass [n/a]

Hughes, D.K. (1921), Revision of the Australian species of Stipa. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1921(1): 25, Figs 36, 36A [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: 1). "N.S. WALES. Port Jackson, R. Brown, 6202 p.p.;"

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 65 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 92-93 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 87 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Stipa variabilis Hughes legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 568

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 177 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stipa scabra Lindl. legitimate

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: Corkscrew Grass [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 8 [secondary reference]

common name: Corkscrew grass [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 145 [secondary reference]

common name: Corkscrew Grass [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Dichelachne setacea (R.Br.) Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa setacea var. latiglumis J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa brachystephana S.T.Blake legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 437-438 [secondary reference]

common name: Corkscrew grass [n/a]

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): 113 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: New South Wales: Port Jackson, R. Brown, 1802-1805 (BM).

nomenclatural synonym: Dichelachne setacea (R.Br.) Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa setacea var. latiglumis J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa brachystephana S.T.Blake legitimate

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 2 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Stipa scabra Lindl. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 38

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 104-106, Fig. 17F [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dichelachne setacea (R.Br.) Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa setacea var. latiglumis J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Stipa brachystephana S.T.Blake legitimate common name: Cockscrew Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Stipa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 646 [secondary reference]

common name: Corkscrew Grass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 191 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stipa stuposa Hughes legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 391-393, Fig. 78k-l [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): 589 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrostipa setacea (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 setacea (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 setacea (R.Br.) 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: 159 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa setacea (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: 26 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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