Roth, A.W. (1797), Catalecta Botanica 1: 23 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Hispania."

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): 278 [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: 548 [secondary reference]

common name: Barley Grass [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 71 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum (Parl.) Thell. legitimate

Townrow, J.E.S. (1969), A species list of and keys to the grasses of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 103: 71, 83 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 110 [secondary reference]

common name: Mediterranean Barley Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 47 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hordeum gussoneanum Parl. legitimate

Löve, Á. (1984), Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 95: 440 [basionym]

basionym of: Critesion hystrix (Roth) Á.Löve 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): 141 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate common name: Mediterranean barley 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: 964 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 2 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 138 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Critesion hystrix (Roth) Á.Löve legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Hordeum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 599 [secondary reference]

common name: Mediterranean Barley Grass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 300 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum (Parl.) Thell. legitimate

Sharp, D. & Simon, B.K. (2002), AusGrass - Grasses of Australia: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion hystrix (Roth) Á.Löve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion hystrix (Roth) Á.Löve legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 279 (fig.) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion hystrix (Roth) Á.Löve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate common name: Mediterranean Barley Grass [n/a]

Henwood, M.J. & Weiller, C.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Hordeum. Flora of Australia 44A: 112, 114, Fig. 17D APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion hystrix (Roth) Á.Löve legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hordeum geniculatum All. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hordeum gussoneanum Parl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum (Parl.) Thell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Critesion geniculatum (All.) Á.Löve nom. illeg.

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

Henwood, M.J. & Weiller, C.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Hordeum. Flora of Australia 44A: 114 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hordeum marinum Huds. legitimate by Townrow, J.E.S. (1969), A species list of and keys to the grasses of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 103: 71, 83

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2017), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2016 census to 2017 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2017: 24 [secondary reference]

Baker, M.L., Wapstra, M. & Lawrence, D. (20 August 2019), An annotated census of the lesser-known naturalised plants of Tasmania. Muelleria 38: 62 [secondary reference]

common name: velvet sea barleygrass [n/a]

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

misapplied to: Hordeum marinum Huds. legitimate by Townrow, J.E.S. (1969), A species list of and keys to the grasses of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 103: 71, 83

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