Linnaeus, C. (1763), Species Plantarum Edn. 2, 2: 1665 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Oriente. P. Forskåhl."

Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 168 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1912), Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 23: 67 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 63 [secondary reference]

Tovey, J.R. & Morris, P.F. (1922), Notes from the National Herbarium of Victoria, including a description of a new species of Brachycome. The Victorian Naturalist 38(12): 137 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 81 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 525 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 26 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 529-530 [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxical Canary Grass [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 285-286 [secondary reference]

common name: Bristle-spiked Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Paradoxial Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 131, Fig. 29e [secondary reference]

common name: Bristle-spiked Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Paradoxical Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 50 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxa grass [n/a]

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: 979-980 [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 132-134, Fig. 21A [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Phalaris. Flora of New South Wales 4: 636 [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 251 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 467, Fig. 91h [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxical Canary-grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 339 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

Kodela, P.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Phalaris. Flora of Australia 44A: 151 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Bristle-spiked Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Paradoxical Canary Grass [n/a] common name: Paradoxa Grass [n/a]

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

Voshell, S.M., Baldini, R.M. & Hilu, K.W. (10 May 2016), Infrageneric treatment of Phalaris (Canary grasses, Poaceae) based on molecular phylogenetics and floret structure. Australian Systematic Botany 28(5,6): 365 [secondary reference]

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