Jordan, C.T.A. (1851), Pugillus plantarum novarum praesertim gallicarum. Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon. Section des Sci 1: 353 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in subherbosis siccis collium praesertim graniticarum et ad oras nemorum Galloprovinciae australis prope Le Luc (Var), ubi copiosissimam legi. Accepi etiam ab am. Hanri. Eamdem mihi nuperrime misit C. Muller egregius botanicus genevensis. — Fl. maio."

Jordan, C.T.A. (1852), Pugillus plantarum novarum praesertim gallicarum: 142 [secondary reference]

Jordan, C.T.A. (1865), Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 12: 84, t. 1, fig. 3 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Littoral de Provence et de Corse, sur les micaschistes."

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 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 36 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 36 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Aira elegans Willd. ex Gaudin nom. inval., pro syn.

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

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

Weiller, C.M., Kodela, P.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Aira. Flora of Australia 44A: 262-263 [secondary reference]

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