Clayton, W.D. (1972), Studies in the Gramineae: XXVI. Kew Bulletin 27: 151-152 [tax. nov.]

Anton, A.M. (14 July 1981), The genus Tragus (Gramineae). Kew Bulletin 36(1): 58, 60 [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): 142 [secondary reference]

Nightingale, M.E. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Tragus. Flora of Australia 44B: 268 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Tragus australianus S.T.Blake legitimate by Anton, A.M. (14 July 1981), The genus Tragus (Gramineae). Kew Bulletin 36(1): 58, 60

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