Hughes, D.K. (1921), Revision of the Australian species of Stipa. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1921(1): 20, fig. 24, 24A. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "TASMANIA, New Norfolk, Gunn 1480, Jan. 5th, 1840,"

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

Vickery, J.W., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. (17 August 1986), Taxonomic studies in Stipa (Poaceae) in Australia. Telopea 3(1): 117 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Holotype: K, also CANB photo 236994.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Everett, J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Stipa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 647 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 191-192 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Stipa setacea R.Br. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 393, Fig. 77j [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 stuposa (Hughes) 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: 160 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrostipa stuposa (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: 21 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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