Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 71 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 32 [secondary reference]

Michaux, A. (1803), Flora Boreali-Americana Edn. 1, 1: 251 [secondary reference]

• Type: Dactylis glomerata L.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: - [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 219 [basionym]

basionym of: Eulalia sect. Dactylis (L.) Kuntze 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: 251 [secondary reference]

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

• Etymology: "Greek daktylos, a finger: shape of the panicle."

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

• Etymology: "Greek daktylos, a finger; shape of the panicle"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 104 [secondary reference]

Hubbard, C.E. (1954), Grasses: 190-191 [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]

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

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 40 [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: 950 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 112 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Austrofestuca. Flora of New South Wales 4: 612 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 455 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 221 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 435 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Eulalia sect. Dactylus Kuntze orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Eulalia sect. Dactylis (L.) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (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: 81 (fig.), 194 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek word for 'finger'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 252 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Poa. Flora of Australia 44A: 343 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eulalia sect. Dactylis (L.) Kuntze legitimate

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