Brown, A.J. & Walsh, N.G. (14 December 2000), A revision of Agrostis billardierei R.Br. (Poaceae). Muelleria 14: 83 [nom. et stat. nov.]

replaced synonym: Agrostis billardierei var. setifolia Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis aemula var. setifolia (Hook.f.) Vickery legitimate common name: Purple Blown-grass [n/a]

• Etymology: "The epithet, meaning reddish-purple in Latin, refers to the colour of the panicle branches which is conspicuous on flowering plants. The epithets filifolia and setifolia which might otherwise have been chosen are preoccupied at species level within Agrostis."

Jacobs, S.W.L. (5 July 2002), Corrections to and a new combination in Lachnagrostis (Gramineae). Telopea 9(4): 837 [basionym]

basionym of: Lachnagrostis punicea (A.J.Br. & N.G.Walsh) S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. (14 December 2004), A new combination in Lachnagrostis (Gramineae). Telopea 10(4): 840 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lachnagrostis punicea (A.J.Br. & N.G.Walsh) S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Lachnagrostis punicea (A.J.Br. & N.G.Walsh) S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Brown, A.J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Lachnagrostis. Flora of Australia 44A: 187 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lachnagrostis punicea (A.J.Br. & N.G.Walsh) S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

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