Willdenow, C.L. (1809), Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis 1: 94 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Nova Hollandia."

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 16 [basionym]

basionym of: Vilfa retrofracta (Willd.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Trinius, C.B. von (1820), Fundamenta Agrostographiae: 128 [basionym]

basionym of: Lachnagrostis retrofracta (Willd.) Trin. legitimate

Trinius, C.B. von (1824), De Graminibus Unifloris et Sesquifloris: 217 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Lachnagrostis willdenowii Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Kunth, K.S. (1829), Revision des graminees Part 5: 77 [basionym]

basionym of: Deyeuxia retrofracta (Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Link, J.H.F. (1833), Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 2: 247 [basionym]

basionym of: Calamagrostis retrofracta (Willd.) Link legitimate

Steudel, E.G. von (1854), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1(3): 192 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calamagrostis willdenowii Steud. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 12 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Deyeuxia forsteri (Roem. & Schult.) Kunth nom. illeg.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 351 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Deyeuxia filiformis (G.Forst.) Petrie nom. illeg.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. (5 January 2002), The genus Lachnagrostis (Gramineae) in Australia. Telopea 9(3): 446 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

Brown, A.J. (24 April 2019), Lachnagrostis willdenowii Nees (Poaceae) – the name that never was. Muelleria 37: 83 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

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