Swartz, O. (1797), Flora Indiae Occidentalis: 203 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Provenit in Antigua"

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 158 [basionym]

basionym of: Rabdochloa virgata (Sw.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 628 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate common name: Rhodes Grass [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 369-370 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rabdochloa virgata (Sw.) P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris decora Nees ex Steud. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate misapplication: Chloris barbata Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(43): 85 misapplication: Chloris barbata Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 misapplication: Chloris barbata Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 225 misapplication: Chloris barbata Sw. legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 194, 267 misapplication: Chloris barbata Sw. legitimate by Tate, R. in Spencer, W.B. (ed.) (March 1896), Botany. Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia 3: 184

Everist, S.L. (1937), Queensland Agricultural Journal Series 2 47: 183 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 132, Fig. 176 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate

Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 276 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 219 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 543 [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop Rhodes Grass [n/a]

Lazarides, M. (1972), A revision of Australian Chlorideae (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 5: 7-9 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 220 [secondary reference]

Anderson, D.E. (1974), Brigham Young University. Science Bulletin. Biological Series 19 (2): 60-65 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris gabrielae Domin legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 74, Fig. 14g, 76 [secondary reference]

common name: Feather-top Chloris [n/a] common name: Feather Fingergrass [n/a] common name: Feather-top Rhodes Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 40 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris gabrielae Domin legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 464 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris gabrielae Domin legitimate common name: Feathertop Rhodes [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 32 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop Rhodes grass [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 81 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 160, Fig. 25K [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris decora Nees ex Steud. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris gabrielae Domin legitimate common name: Feathertop Rhodes Grass [n/a]

Lazarides, M., Quinn, F. & Palmer, J. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Chloris. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1140 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris decora Nees ex Steud. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris gabrielae Domin legitimate common name: Feathertop Rhodes 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: 518-519 [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop Rhodes Grass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 575, Fig. 116c [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop Rhodes-grass [n/a]

Nightingale, M.E., Lazarides, M. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Chloris. Flora of Australia 44B: 273, Figs 41C, 43B APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rabdochloa virgata (Sw.) P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris decora Nees ex Steud. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris barbata var. decora (Nees ex Steud.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris gabrielae Domin legitimate common name: Feathertop Rhodes Grass [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 185 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop Rhodes Grass [n/a]

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