Hooker, J.D. (1864), Handbook of the New Zealand Flora 1: 333 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Danthonia gracilis Hook.f. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (18 January 1956), A revision of the Australian species of Danthonia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 2(3): 290-291 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 309 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Danthonia gracilis Hook.f. legitimate

Linder, H.P. & Verboom, G.A. (1 July 1996), Generic limits in the Rytidosperma (Danthonieae, Poaceae) complex. Telopea 6(4): 612 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thonandia gracilis (Hook.f.) H.P.Linder legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Notodanthonia gracilis (Hook.f.) Zotov legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Rytidosperma gracile (Hook.f.) Connor & Edgar legitimate

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