Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 178 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(D) v.v."

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 15 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Festuca bromoides L. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (8 August 1939), Revision of the indigenous species of Festuca Linn. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(1): 11-12 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Tasmania: Table Mt., near the River Derwent, R. Brown, No. 6293 (Type B.M. )"

Alexeev, E.B. (1987), Festuca L. et Genera Proxima (Poaceae) in Australia et Tasmania. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 24: 11-12 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 196-197, Fig. 55 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Festuca duriuscula L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Festuca ovina L. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Festuca bromoides L. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Festuca bromoides L. legitimate

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

pro parte misapplication: Festuca bromoides L. legitimate by 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): 127 pro parte misapplication: Festuca bromoides L. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 663 misapplication: Festuca duriuscula L. legitimate by 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): 126 misapplication: Festuca ovina L. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 273 misapplication: Festuca asperula Vickery legitimate by Townrow, J.E.S. (1969), A species list of and keys to the grasses of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 103: 70

• APC Dist.: Tas

Weiller, C.M., Walsh, N.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Festuca. Flora of Australia 44A: 281 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Festuca ovina L. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 273

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