Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 85 [tax. nov.]

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): 126 [secondary reference]

Tepper, J.G.O. (1880), On the characteristics and distribution of the native and naturalised plants about Ardrossan, Yorke's Peninsula. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 45 [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: 536 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 52 [secondary reference]

common name: Barley grass [n/a]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 238 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 275 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 634 [secondary reference]

common name: Wall Barley [n/a] common name: Mouse Barley [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 86 [secondary reference]

common name: Barley-grass [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 11 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 137, Fig. 188 [secondary reference]

common name: Barley-grass [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 200 [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): 137 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hordeum leporinum Link legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 137, Fig. 188

Löve, Á. (1980), Chromosome number reports LXVII. Taxon 29(2-3): 350 [basionym]

basionym of: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

Baum, B.R. & Jarvis, C.E. (1985), The typification of three Linnaean spedcies of Hordeum (Poaceae). Taxon 34: 529 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: we designate Specimen No. 3 of Hordeum in Clifford Herbarium (BM) as the lectotype of H. murinum L.

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

misapplied to: Hordeum leporinum Link legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 11

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 470 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 298 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve legitimate common name: Barley Grass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 515 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum (Steud.) B.K.Simon isonym

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

nomenclatural synonym: Hordeum murinum L. subsp. murinum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve legitimate

• APC Dist.: Tas (naturalised)

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

misapplied to: Hordeum leporinum Link legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 137, Fig. 188

Henwood, M.J. & Weiller, C.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Hordeum. Flora of Australia 44A: 116 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Critesion murinum (L.) Á.Löve legitimate common name: Wall Barley [n/a]

Henwood, M.J. & Weiller, C.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Hordeum. Flora of Australia 44A: 115 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hordeum leporinum Link legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 137, Fig. 188

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