Schur, P.J.F. (1853), Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften zu Hermannstadt 4: 85 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "3110"

Simon, B.K. (June 1978), A preliminary check-list of Australian grasses. Technical Bulletin, Botany Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 3: 16 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 30 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Aira. Flora of New South Wales 4: 595 [secondary reference]

common name: Delicate Hairgrass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 247, Fig. 80B [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aira capillaris Host nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn.

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 461 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Aira elegans Willd. ex Kunth nom. illeg.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Aira elegantissima Schur subsp. elegantissima legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aira capillaris Host nom. illeg. misapplication: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn. by Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 275 misapplication: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn. by Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Gramineae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1906 misapplication: Aira elegans Willd. ex Kunth nom. illeg. by Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 461, Fig. 90c misapplication: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn. by Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 247

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 113 (fig.) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn. common name: Delicate Hairgrass [n/a]

Weiller, C.M., Kodela, P.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Aira. Flora of Australia 44A: 263, Plate 28, Fig. 35C [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aira capillaris Host nom. illeg. misapplication: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn. by Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 247 common name: Delicate Hairgrass [n/a]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 368 [secondary reference]

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