Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 60 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Habitat in Europe uliginosis.

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: 21 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): 109 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 5 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

Tate, R. (1883), Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 6: 115 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus australis Nees legitimate common name: Water Foxtail Grass [n/a] common name: Knee-jointed Foxtail [n/a]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 2 [secondary reference]

common name: Knee-joined fox-tail grass [n/a]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 260 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 623 [secondary reference]

common name: The Water Foxtail [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 68 [secondary reference]

common name: Marsh Fox-tail [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 8 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 143 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Alopecurus australis 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: 533 [secondary reference]

common name: Marsh Foxtail [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 53 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Foxtail [n/a] common name: Floating Foxtail [n/a] common name: Knee-jointed Foxtail [n/a] common name: Marsh Foxtail [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus pratensis L. legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 435-436, Fig. 561 [secondary reference]

common name: Marsh fox-tail [n/a]

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

• Text: Naturalised in WA

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 128, Fig. 20G [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus australis Nees legitimate common name: Marsh Foxtail [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Alopecurus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 567 [secondary reference]

common name: Marsh Foxtail [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 284 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus australis Nees legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 500, Fig. 97j-k [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus australis Nees legitimate common name: Marsh Fox-tail [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 115 (fig. ) [secondary reference]

common name: Marsh Foxtail [n/a]

Kodela, P.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Alopecurus. Flora of Australia 44A: 255, Fig. 32F APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus australis Nees legitimate common name: Knee-jointed Foxtail [n/a] common name: Marsh Foxtail [n/a]

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

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