Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 26 [comb. nov.]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 27 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Sporobolus. Flora of Australia 44B: 346 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis tenacissima L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Vilfa tenacissima (L.f.) Kunth legitimate

• Text: "Trinius cited Vilfa tenacissima as being in Australia. This is a synonym of Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin., and it does not occur in Australia."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Vilfa tenacissima (L.f.) Kunth legitimate

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