Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 73 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 33 [secondary reference]

Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(2-4): 22 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Schenodorus P.Beauv. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Schedonorus P.Beauv. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Vulpia C.C.Gmel. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Glyceria R.Br. nom. cons. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Brizopyrum Link 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: 269 [secondary reference]

• Type: Festuca ovina L.

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

• Etymology: "Latin name of a weed which grew among barley."

Vickery, J.W. (8 August 1939), Revision of the indigenous species of Festuca Linn. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(1): 5 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 125-126 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Latin name of a weed which grew among barley"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 91 [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: 546 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 24-26 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 46 [secondary reference]

Alexeev, E.B. (1987), Festuca L. et Genera Proxima (Poaceae) in Australia et Tasmania. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 24: 5-17 [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: 961 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 110 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 385 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Schedonorus P.Beauv. legitimate

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 462 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Festuca. Flora of New South Wales 4: 608-609 [secondary reference]

common name: Fescues [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 194-196 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 400 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 417 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 102 (fig.), 106 (fig.), 266-267 [secondary reference]

common name: Fescues [n/a]

• Etymology: "the Latin name for a weed of barley crops"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 335-336 [secondary reference]

Weiller, C.M., Walsh, N.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Festuca. Flora of Australia 44A: 277-278 [secondary reference]

common name: Fescues [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (doubtfully naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), MI

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Schenodorus P.Beauv. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Schedonorus P.Beauv. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (doubtfully naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), MI

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (doubtfully naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), MI

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