Steudel, E.G. von (1854), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1(3): 326 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mendoza."

Stuckert, T.J.V. (1905), Contribucion al conocimiento de las graminaceas Argentinas. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3(4): 144 [basionym]

basionym of: Bromus unioloides var. brevis (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. 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 [basionym]

basionym of: Ceratochloa brevis (Nees ex Steud.) D.O.Cross & Vickery legitimate

Simon, B.K. (June 1978), A preliminary check-list of Australian grasses. Technical Bulletin, Botany Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 3: 18 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 38 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ceratochloa brevis (Nees ex Steud.) D.O.Cross & Vickery 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]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Bromus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 630 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ceratochloa brevis (Nees ex Steud.) D.O.Cross & Vickery legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 290-292 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ceratochloa brevis Nees ex B.D.Jacks. nom. inval., pro syn. nomenclatural synonym: Bromus unioloides var. brevis (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bromus unioloides var. rupestris Speg. legitimate

Peterson, P.M. & Planchuelo, A.M. (1998), Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8: 54 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bromus catharticus var. rupestris (Speg.) Planchuelo & P.M.Peterson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ceratochloa brevis Nees ex B.D.Jacks. nom. inval., pro syn. nomenclatural synonym: Ceratochloa brevis (Nees ex Steud.) D.O.Cross & Vickery legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bromus unioloides var. rupestris Speg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bromus catharticus var. rupestris (Speg.) Planchuelo & P.M.Peterson legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Bromus catharticus var. rupestris in Vic.
• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 174 (fig.) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ceratochloa brevis (Nees ex Steud.) D.O.Cross & Vickery legitimate

Weiller, C.M. & Henwood, M.J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Tribe Bromeae. Flora of Australia 44A: 89-90 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Bromus unioloides var. rupestris Speg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bromus catharticus var. rupestris (Speg.) Planchuelo & P.M.Peterson legitimate

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