Schreber, J.C.D. von (1771), Spicilegium Florae Lipsicae: 57 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In prato acclivi hinter dem Biniz, loco humido."

Roth, A.W. (1793), Tentamen Florae Germanicae 2(2): 141 [basionym]

basionym of: Bromus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Roth legitimate

Wimmer, C.F.H. (1857), Flora von Schlesein Edn. 3: 59 [basionym]

basionym of: Festuca elatior var. arundinacea (Schreb.) Wimm. legitimate

Celakovsky, L.J. (1867), Prodromus der Flora von Bohmen 1: 51 [basionym]

basionym of: Festuca elatior subsp. arundinacea (Schreb.) Celak. legitimate

Hackel, E. (1882), Monographia Festucarum Europearum: 210 [basionym]

basionym of: Festuca elatior subsp. arundinacea (Schreb.) Hack. isonym

(1900), Reports by branches. Journal of agriculture and industry of South Australia 3(12): 1031 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Tall Meadow Fescue [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1948), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2 reprint, 1: 126 [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: 547 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 103 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Festuca elatior L. legitimate vernacular name: Reed Fescue [n/a] vernacular name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

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

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 34 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Festuca elatior L. legitimate

Alexeev, E.B. (1987), Festuca L. et Genera Proxima (Poaceae) in Australia et Tasmania. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 24: 10 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 110, Fig. 18D [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

Darbyshire, S.J. (1993), Realignment of Festuca Subgenus Schedonorus with the Genus Lolium (Poaceae). Novon 3(3): 241 [basionym]

basionym of: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Festuca elatior L. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 197, Fig. 56 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Bromus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Roth legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Festuca elatior var. arundinacea (Schreb.) Wimm. legitimate common name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 400, Fig. 80a-b [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

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

common name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca elatior var. arundinacea (Schreb.) Wimm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Festuca elatior subsp. arundinacea (Schreb.) Celak. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Festuca elatior subsp. arundinacea (Schreb.) Hack. isonym nomenclatural synonym: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa phoenix Scop. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub legitimate misapplication: Festuca elatior L. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 92

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

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

taxonomic synonym: Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub legitimate common name: Tall Fescue [n/a]

Weiller, C.M., Walsh, N.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Festuca. Flora of Australia 44A: 279, Fig. 37D-E [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca elatior var. arundinacea (Schreb.) Wimm. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Festuca archeri E.B.Alexeev legitimate common name: Tall Fescue [n/a] common name: Giant Fescue [n/a]

Kar, S., Dey, S. & Singh, P. (2015), Epitypification of Festuca arundinacea (Poaceae). Phytotaxa 195(1): 93, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Epitypus (hic designatus): - Africa. South Morocco, Greater Atlas, Amsmiz, 3-6000', May 1871, Dr. Hooker s.n. (K000345320, image!)."

Banfi, E.A., Galasso, G., Foggi, B., Kopecký, D. & Ardenghi, N.M.G. (2017), From Schedonorus and Micropyropsis to Lolium (Poaceae: Loliinae): New combinations and typifications. Taxon 66(3): 709 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Epitype (designated here): [Italy] “Festuca elatior / Prov. Pavia / Coll. di Stradella / Oltrepò pavese / Com. Canneto / località ‘Malaspina’ ”, late Jun 1932, L. Ceroni 38 (PAV [Erbario Lombardo]!)."

Banfi, E.A., Galasso, G., Foggi, B., Kopecký, D. & Ardenghi, N.M.G. (2017), From Schedonorus and Micropyropsis to Lolium (Poaceae: Loliinae): New combinations and typifications. Taxon 66(3): 709 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. subsp. arundinaceum legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. legitimate

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 12 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. legitimate

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (8 March 2022), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2021. Nuytsia 33: 7 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. legitimate

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