Retzius, A.J. (1783), Observationes Botanicae: 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

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]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 138 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 556 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 535 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 55 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser canary grass [n/a]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 260 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 63 [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: 80, Fig. 95 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 23 [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: 530 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 60 [secondary reference]

common name: Annual Canary Grass [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 289-291 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 131, Fig. 29d [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Bristle-spiked Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Small Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Littleseed Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 50 [secondary reference]

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common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Inamuddin, M. & Niyazi, S. (1987), Embryological studies in Phalaris minor Retz. Annali di Botanica, Rome 45: 51-54 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 134 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Phalaris. Flora of New South Wales 4: 637 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 460 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 252 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 466 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary-grass [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 428 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 339 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Kodela, P.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Phalaris. Flora of Australia 44A: 149-150, Plate 16 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 380-381, photos 16-19 [secondary reference]

common name: Lesser Canary Grass [n/a]

Voshell, S.M., Baldini, R.M. & Hilu, K.W. (10 May 2016), Infrageneric treatment of Phalaris (Canary grasses, Poaceae) based on molecular phylogenetics and floret structure. Australian Systematic Botany 28(5,6): 364 [secondary reference]

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