Brown, R. (1837), Museum Senckenbergianum 2: 134 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

(1892), Journal of the Bureau of Agriculture 5: 81 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (1898), Revisio Generum Plantarum 3(3): 347 [basionym]

basionym of: Cenchrus villosus (R.Br. ex Fresen.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 164, fig. [secondary reference]

Chase, M.A. (1921), The North American species of Pennisetum. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 22(4): 213-214, Fig. 63 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cenchrus villosus (R.Br. ex Fresen.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 61 [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: 76-77, Fig. 81 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 280 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pennisetum longistylum Hochst. nom. inval., nom. nud. common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 527 [secondary reference]

common name: Feather Grass [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 68 [secondary reference]

common name: Feather Grass [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 248-250 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cenchrus villosus (R.Br. ex Fresen.) Kuntze nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Pennisetum longistylum Vilm. nom. illeg. common name: Foxtail Grass [n/a] common name: Feathertop [n/a] common name: Long-styled Feather Grass [n/a] common name: Feather Grass [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 129 [secondary reference]

common name: Feather-top Grass [n/a] common name: Foxtail Grass [n/a] common name: Long-styled Feather Grass [n/a] common name: Feather Grass [n/a] common name: Long-style Feather-grass [n/a]

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

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [secondary reference]

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: 977 [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 193-194 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 238 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pennisetum longistylum Vilm. nom. illeg.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 499 [secondary reference]

common name: White Foxtail [n/a] common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 349 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cenchrus villosus (R.Br. ex Fresen.) Kuntze nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Pennisetum longistylum Vilm. nom. illeg. common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 613, Fig. 124e [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 426 [secondary reference]

common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 334 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: White Foxtail [n/a] common name: Feathertop [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pennisetum longistylum Vilm. nom. illeg.

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

Simon, B.K. (7 December 2010), New taxa, nomenclatural changes and notes on Australian grasses in the tribe Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Austrobaileya 8(2): 191 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst. legitimate

Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 516 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst. legitimate

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: 374 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst. legitimate

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