Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 177 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 20 [secondary reference]

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

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 12 [secondary reference]

common name: Hairy oat grass [n/a]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 267 [basionym]

basionym of: Danthonia penicillata var. pilosa (R.Br.) Rodway legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 627 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 22 [basionym]

basionym of: Danthonia penicillata var. pilosa (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche isonym

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 56 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (18 January 1956), A revision of the Australian species of Danthonia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(3): 312-314 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "New South Wales: Port Jackson, R. Brown, Iter Australiense, 1802–5, No. 6234 (BM.; duplicates at K.; MEL.)."

taxonomic synonym: Danthonia gunniana Nees legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 541 [secondary reference]

common name: Smooth-flower Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Zotov, V.D. (1963), Synopsis of the grass subfamily Arundinoideae in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 1(1): 118 [secondary reference]

Zotov, V.D. (1963), Synopsis of the grass subfamily Arundinoideae in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 1(1): 118 [basionym]

basionym of: Notodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) Zotov legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 61 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Notodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) Zotov legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 43 [secondary reference]

common name: Smooth-flowered Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Connor, H.E. & Edgar, E. (1979), Rytidosperma Steudel (Notodanthonia Zotov) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 17(3): 326 [basionym]

basionym of: Rytidosperma pilosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 41 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 32 [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: 953 [secondary reference]

common name: Smoothflower Wallaby Grass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 313 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Danthonia penicillata var. pilosa (R.Br.) Rodway legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Notodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) Zotov legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rytidosperma pilosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate taxonomic synonym: Danthonia gunniana Nees legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Danthonia penicillata (Labill.) F.Muell. isonym

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 539-540 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rytidosperma pilosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate common name: Velvet Wallaby-grass [n/a]

Linder, H.P. (17 December 1997), Nomenclatural corrections in the Rytidosperma complex (Danthonieae, Poaceae). Telopea 7(3): 272 [basionym]

basionym of: Austrodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Linder, H.P. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Trib. Danthonieae. Flora of Australia 44B: 49 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 145 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Austrodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) H.P.Linder legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rytidosperma pilosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar legitimate

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