Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 83 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Habitat in Europa ad agrorum versuras solo fertili.

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1820), Cyperaceae et Gramineae siculae: 49 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 21 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 127 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 536 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 52 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial rye grass [n/a]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 238 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 274 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 752 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. in Britten, J. (1906), Plantae introductae vicinitatis Portus Jackson, in Introduced Plants at Sydney, 1802-4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 44: 235 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 633 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Rye Grass [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 85 [secondary reference]

common name: Rye-grass [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 11 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 134 [secondary reference]

common name: Rye-grass [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 192 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Rye Grass [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 549 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 70 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lolium perenne L. subsp. perenne legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 106 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Perennial Rye-grass [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 113-114 [secondary reference]

common name: Eavers [n/a] common name: Ray Grass [n/a] common name: Ryegrass [n/a] common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 47 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 410. Fig. 551A-B [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial rye grass [n/a]

Kloot, P.M. (1983), The genus Lolium in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 31(4): 426 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 35 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial ryegrass [n/a]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 967 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 65 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 114, Fig. 18K [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium perenne var. cristatum Pers. legitimate common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Lolium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 614 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 450 [secondary reference]

common name: Rye Grass [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 451 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lolium rigidum Gaudin var. rigidum legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 752

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 201, Fig. 58A, B [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 422 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lolium perenne L. var. perenne legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lolium perenne var. cristatum Pers. legitimate

• APC Comment: Hybrids between Lolium perenne and L. rigidum are known from WA, Qld and Vic. Varietal taxa are recognised as distinct in Vic.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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

misapplied to: Lolium rigidum Gaudin legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1904), The Flora of Norfolk Island. Part i. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 28(4): 752

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 297 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 104 (fig.) [secondary reference]

Weiller, C.M., Walsh, N.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Lolium. Flora of Australia 44A: 285-286, Fig. 38C [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium perenne var. cristatum Pers. legitimate common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

Columbus, J.T. & Smith, J.P. Jr (2010), Nomenclatural changes for some grasses in California and the Muhlenbergia clade (Poaceae). Aliso 28: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Festuca perennis (L.) Columbus & J.P.Sm. legitimate

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 378-379, photos 13-16 [secondary reference]

common name: Perennial Ryegrass [n/a]

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