Fournier, E.P.N. (1886), Mexicanas Plantas 2: 51, 67 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Webb, L.J. (1948), Guide to the medicinal and poisonous plants of Queensland. Bulletin (CSIRO) 232: 63 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 55-57 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 42 [secondary reference]

Clayton, W.D. (1967), Studies in the Gramineae: XII. Parahyparrhenia, Hyperthelia and Exotheca. Kew Bulletin 20(3): 441 [secondary reference]

• Type: Hyparrhenia foliosa (Kunth.) Fournier

Clayton, W.D. (1969), A revision of the genus Hyparrhenia. Kew Bulletin Additional Series 2: 1-196 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 47 [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: 965 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 263-264 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 445 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 625 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 421 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 82 (fig.), 281 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'under' and 'masculine', referring to the pair of staminate spikelets at the base of each raceme"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 424 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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