See description under var. subspinulifera. The typical variety (from Queensland and New South Wales) has not been recorded for Victoria.
Wim, VRiv, MuF, Gold.
Aristida jerichoensis, A. calycina and A. benthamii (not recorded for Victoria) are morphologically, ecologically and distributionally very similar, differing primarily in spikelet dimensions. All three include varieties with smooth or tuberculate margins to the ventral groove of the lemma. Detailed analysis of the characters and dimensions may suggest that the three species could be united.