Persoon, C.H. (1805), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 1: 97 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): 119 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 133 [secondary reference]

Nash, G.V. in Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), Gramineae. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 1: 216 [secondary reference]

• Type: Trisetum striatum (Lam.) Pers.

Hitchcock, A.S. (20 March 1920), The genera of grasses of the United States: with special reference to the economic species. Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C 772: 107 [secondary reference]

• Type: Trisetum flavescens (L.) P.Beauv.

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

• Etymology: "Latin tres, three; seta, bristle: the flowering glume ends in 2 teeth and bears a dorsal awn."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 115 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Latin tres, three; seta, bristle; the flowering glume bears a dorsal awn and in some species there is also a short awn or mucro on each of the 2 terminal teeth"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 60-61 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 34. [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 127 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 55 [secondary reference]

Veldkamp, J.F. (August 1983), Proposal to conserve Trisetum (Gramineae) and its type species. Taxon 32(3): 487-488 [secondary reference]

• Text: "271. Trisetum Persoon, Syn. P1. 1: 97. Apr-Dec 1805, nom. cons. prop. T.: T. pratense Persoon, nom. illeg. [Avena flavescens Linnaeus, T. flavescens (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois] (typ. cons. prop.)"

Brummitt, R.K. (February 1987), Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 31. Taxon 36(1): 75 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Proposal 710. 271 Trisetum Persoon (Gramineae) with T. pratense Persoon as type. Proposed by J. F. Veldkamp in Taxon 32: 487-488. 1983. Votes: 1–10, 1 abstention."

Greuter, W. & McNeill, J. (February 1987), Synopsis of proposals on botanical nomenclature Berlin 1987. Taxon 36(1): 273 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 120 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Trisetum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 590 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 239 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 452 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 102 (fig.), 104 (fig.), 390 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Latin words for 'three' and 'bristle'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 875 [secondary reference]

Weiller, C.M., Kodela, P.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Trisetum. Flora of Australia 44A: 160 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), Vic, Tas

Applequist, W.L. (April 2017), Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 69. Taxon 66(2): 501-502 [secondary reference]

• Text: "(1969) [misnumbered 1947 in Taxon] To conserve Trisetum Pers. against Trisetaria Forssk. (Gramineae). ... Votes: 3–13–2 (not recommended).

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