Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 51, 169, 178 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Panicum glaucum L. legitimate

Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1817), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 16, 2: 490 [secondary reference]

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 304 [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]

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xcvi [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 493 [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, 143 [secondary reference]

Anonymous (1883), Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 23 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 26 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum glaucum L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. legitimate common name: Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 220 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 41 [secondary reference]

common name: Pigeon grass [n/a]

Herrmann, R.A.W. (1910), Ueber das phylogenetische Alter des mechanischen Gewebesystems bei Setaria. Beitrage zur Biologie der Pflanzen 10: 61 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Setaria brownii R.A.W.Herrm. nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130, 143

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 611 [secondary reference]

common name: Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 330 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum glaucum L. legitimate

Chase, M.A. (1921), The North American species of Pennisetum. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 22(4): 217 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 61 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 7 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 75, Fig. 88 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 266 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 526 [secondary reference]

common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 46 [secondary reference]

• Comment: The correctness of this name for South Australian material depends on the typification of Panicum glaucum.

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 66-68 [secondary reference]

common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 200 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 223 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 233-235 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum glaucum L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chaetochloa lutescens Weigel ex Stuntz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) C.E.Hubb. legitimate common name: Yellow Bristle Grass [n/a] common name: Yellow Foxtail [n/a] common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 232 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 138 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow Bristle-grass [n/a] common name: Yellow Foxtail [n/a] common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 53 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 37 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate

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: 987 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 187 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 497 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. subsp. pumila legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 200

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

misapplied to: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate by Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 233-235

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 232

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone legitimate

Crespo, M.B., Alonso, M.A., Martínez-Azorín, M. & Sáez, L. (4 August 2020), Miscellaneous notes on nomenclature and taxonomy of some Old World names in tribe Paniceae (Panicoideae, Poaceae). Phytotaxa 454(4): 247 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate by Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 51, 169, 178

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