Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 67 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 31 [secondary reference]

Fabricius, P.C. (1759), Enumeratio Methodica Plantarum horti medici Helmstadiensis: 207 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Panicularia Heist. ex Fabr. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 179 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Glyceria R.Br. nom. cons.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 135 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis Wolf legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 633 [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: 252 [secondary reference]

• Type: Poa pratensis L.

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 79 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek poe, grass."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 122 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek poe or poa, herb"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 106 [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: 545 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 66 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 28-29 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (7 December 1970), A taxonomic study of the genus Poa L. in Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(4): 145-243 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 133-134 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1143, 1145 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 51 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 430 [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: 980-981 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 107-108 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 463-464 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Tzvelevia E.B.Alexeev legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 619 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 453-454 [secondary reference]

• Type: (not designated).

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 209-211 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 415-418 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 430 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Neuropoa Clayton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tzvelevia E.B.Alexeev legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa sect. Tzvelevia (E.B.Alexeev) Soreng & L.J.Gillespie legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (native and naturalised), NI (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), HI (native and naturalised), MDI, MI (native and naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 106 (fig.), 344-347 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "the Greek word for 'grass'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 682 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) E.B.Alexeev legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hookerochloa E.B.Alexeev legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Festucella E.B.Alexeev legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Festuca subg. Austrofestuca Tzvelev legitimate taxonomic synonym: Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) E.B.Alexeev legitimate taxonomic synonym: Neuropoa Clayton legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tzvelevia E.B.Alexeev legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa sect. Tzvelevia (E.B.Alexeev) Soreng & L.J.Gillespie legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (native and naturalised), NI (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), HI (native and naturalised), MDI, MI (native and naturalised)

Walsh, N.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Poa. Flora of Australia 44A: 301-302 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Neuropoa Clayton legitimate

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