Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1817), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 16, 2: 891 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Panicum pumilum Poir. legitimate

Simon, B.K. (14 July 1984), Studies in Australian Grasses: 1. Austrobaileya 2(1): 22 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate

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]

common name: Pale pigeon grass [n/a]

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 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) C.E.Hubb. legitimate common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 212-213 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 202 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum pumilum Poir. legitimate common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 497, pl. 27 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 370 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Pale Pigeon Grass [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum pumilum Poir. legitimate misapplication: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate by Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 233-235 misapplication: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 232

• APC Comment: Subspecific rank not recognised in NSW.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (doubtfully naturalised)

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): 247-248 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum pumilum Poir. legitimate misapplication: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate by Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 51, 169, 178

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