Black, J.M. (1922), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 20. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 46: 565 [tax. nov.]

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

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

taxonomic synonym of: Stipa setacea R.Br. legitimate

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: "In AD there are three syntypes from Black's herbarium mounted together on one sheet, from Belair, Minnipa and Telowie Gorge (see also CANB photo 237003). ... We here designate the Telowie Gorge specimen as Lectotype."

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 113 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stipa setacea R.Br. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 104 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stipa setacea R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic 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 [taxonomic synonym]

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

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