Kunth, K.S. in Humboldt, F.W.H.A. von, Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. (1816), Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 1(1-2): 97 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit in temperatis Novae Andalusiae prope coenobium Caripense; in calidis regni Novogranatensis, juxta Buenavista et Guarumo : item in confluente fluminis Magdalenae et Rio de la Miel. ... Floret Majo et Septembri."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 472 [secondary reference]

Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 86 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 2: 4 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 21 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Panicum villosum R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Panicum brownii Roem. & Schult. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum laniflorum Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum glareae F.Muell. legitimate

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 32 [secondary reference]

Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 473 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1893), The Grass of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 4(1): 1, Pl. 1 [secondary reference]

common name: Cotton Grass [n/a]

Turner, F. (1895), Australian grasses (with illustrations) 1: 39 [secondary reference]

common name: Cotton-grass [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. (1898), A manual of the grasses of New South Wales: 32-33 [secondary reference]

common name: Cotton Grass [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 604 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 299 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Panicum villosum R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Panicum brownii Roem. & Schult. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum laniflorum Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum glareae F.Muell. legitimate

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 17 [secondary reference]

Breakwell, E. (1919), Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 30: 486 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 60 [secondary reference]

Breakwell, E. (1923), Grasses and Fodder Plants of New South Wales: 73 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 69 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 472

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 96 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 230 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 92 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 472

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Turner, F. (1893), The Grass of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 4(1): 1, Pl. 1

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 473

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Turner, F. (1895), Australian grasses (with illustrations) 1: 39

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), A manual of the grasses of New South Wales: 32-33

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 299

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 17

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Breakwell, E. (1919), Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 30: 486

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Breakwell, E. (1923), Grasses and Fodder Plants of New South Wales: 73

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 169 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 42 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 234 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 472

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Panicum leucophoeum Kunth orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Hughes legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 472

Lo Medico, J.M., Tosto, D.S., Rua, G.H., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Z.E., Scataglini, M.A. & Vega, A.S. (2017), Phylogeny of Digitaria Sections Trichachne and Trichophorae (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae): A Morphological and Molecular Analysis. New Circumscription and Synopsis. Systematic Botany 42(1): 45 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria insularis (L.) Fedde legitimate

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