Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 61 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 30 [secondary reference]

Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(5-7): 44-45 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 133 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Trichodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Deyeuxia Clarion ex P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bromidium Nees & Meyen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Didymochaeta Steud. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Lachnagrostis Trin. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 624 [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: 202 [secondary reference]

• Type: Agrostis alba L.

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 69 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek agrostis, the name of a grass."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 96 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek agrostis, name of a grass"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 151 [secondary reference]

Bjorkman, S.O. (1960), Studies in Agrostis and Related Genera. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 17(1): 1-112 [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: 534 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 122 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 35-36 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 435 [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: 934 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 126 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 72, 139, 448 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Vilfa Adans. nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Bromidium Nees & Meyen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Didymochaeta Steud. legitimate

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 470 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Agrostis. Flora of New South Wales 4: 569 [secondary reference]

common name: Blowngrasses [n/a] common name: Bents [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 461 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 254-255 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 467-468 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 394 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 87 (fig.), 90 (fig.), 96 (fig.), 97 (fig.), 107-108 [secondary reference]

common name: Bents [n/a]

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

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 22 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Trichodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bromidium Nees & Meyen legitimate

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

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Agrostis. Flora of Australia 44A: 163-164 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Bromidium Nees & Meyen legitimate common name: Bentgrasses [n/a]

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