Withering, W. (1796), An Arrangement of British Plants Edn. 3, 2: 132 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Very common, but chiefly grows on poor dry and sandy land. It is disliked by cattle, as are the Bents in general. Mr. SWAYNE."

Spicer, W.W. (1878), A Handbook of the Plants of Tasmania: 143 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 263 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis alba L. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 98 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 155 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis tenuis Sibth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis capillaris L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis capillaris L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis capillaris L. 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

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