Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Aristida caput-medusae
Poaceae Barnhart
Aristida caput-medusae Domin , legitimate, scientific
Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 344, t. 14, Figs 3-5 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland: auf den Sandhügeln der Dividing Range bei Jericho, besonders in den xerophilen Acacien-Wäldern sehr verbreitet (DOMIN, III. 1910)."
Lazarides, M. (30 December 1980), Aristida L. (Poaceae, Aristideae) in Australia. Brunonia 3(2): 301-302 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. compacta Benth. legitimate
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 56, 58, Fig. 8g [secondary reference]
common name: Many-headed Wiregrass [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 37 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 152, Fig. 23G [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. compacta Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida vagans var. compacta Benth. legitimate common name: Many Headed Wiregrass [n/a]
Simon, B.K. (24 April 1992), A revision of the genus Aristida (Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(2): 195, fig. 11A, plate III 40 (map) [secondary reference]
  • Type: Jericho, Mitchell District, Queensland, Mar. 1910, K. Domin s.n.; holo: PR (fide T. Macfarlane, 1991), n.v.; iso" BRI, L (2 sheets) (photo at BRI).
taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. compacta Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida vagans var. compacta Benth. legitimate
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 511-512 [secondary reference]
common name: Many-headed Wiregrass [n/a]
Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Aristida. Flora of Australia 44B: 104, Plate 14 APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Aristida ramosa var. compacta Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristida vagans var. compacta Benth. legitimate common name: Many-headed Wiregrass [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW
Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 126 (fig.) [secondary reference]
common name: Many-headed Wiregrass [n/a]