Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 62 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae pratis."

Simon, B.K. (June 1978), A preliminary check-list of Australian grasses. Technical Bulletin, Botany Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 3: 4 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris With. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis hispida Willd legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 30 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Agrostis. Flora of New South Wales 4: 573-574 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate common name: Browntop Bent [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 264 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris With. legitimate common name: Brown-top Bent [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 469 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris With. legitimate common name: Brown-top Bent [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 395 [secondary reference]

common name: Browntop Bent [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis capillaris L. var. capillaris legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris With. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris var. aristata Parn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Vasey nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Agrostis capillaris var. aristata (Parn.) Druce legitimate

• APC Comment: Agrostis capillaris var. capillaris and Agrostis capillaris var. aristata are recognised as distinct taxa in ACT, Vic and Tas.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (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: 109 (fig.) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate common name: Browntop Bent [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Agrostis. Flora of Australia 44A: 166, Fig. 25H-K [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Vasey nom. illeg. common name: Common Bent [n/a] common name: Browntop Bent [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis capillaris L. var. capillaris legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris With. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis hispida Willd legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis vulgaris var. aristata Parn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis tenuis Vasey nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Agrostis capillaris var. aristata (Parn.) Druce legitimate

• APC Comment: Agrostis capillaris var. capillaris and Agrostis capillaris var. aristata are recognised as distinct taxa in ACT, Vic and Tas.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (14 August 2020), Appendix 1: Changes in the Census between the 2019 and 2020 editions: 1B: taxa that have changed names between 2019 and 2020. A Census of the vascular plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 140 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis capillaris var. aristata (Parn.) Druce legitimate

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