Boissier, P.E. & Hohenacker, R.F. in Boissier, P.E. (1843), Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum Ser. 1.3: 30 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Syriae cultis Kotschy loc. cit. No. 32, Mesopotamiâ Auch. No. 698, Armenia Botta ex Jaub. et Spach. Hujus ex Oriente multa sunt speciminaa in herb. Candolleana cum Asp. arvensi mixta. Huc quoque meo sensu probabiliter spectant specimina fructifera e monte Ellwind Aucher No. 746."

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 15 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: A SW Asian taxon, recorded by W.Hartley, CSIRO Bull. 272: 15 (1953), but not known to occur in Australia.

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