Druce, G.C. (1927), The Flora of Oxfordshire ed. 2: 474 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Agrostis vulgaris var. aristata Parn. legitimate

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]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 469, Fig. 92t [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis vulgaris var. aristata Parn. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis capillaris L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis capillaris L. legitimate

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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis capillaris L. legitimate

---