Hudson, W. (1762), Flora Anglica Edn. 1: 23 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in arvis, et ad vias."

Hayward, I.M. & Druce, G.C. (1919), The Adventive Flora of Tweedside: 225 [secondary reference]

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 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 51 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus pratensis L. legitimate

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

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: 936 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate common name: Slender Foxtail [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 128-129 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate common name: Blackgrass [n/a] common name: Slender 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]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate common name: Slender Foxtail [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 285 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 397 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Foxtail [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]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate common name: Slender Foxtail [n/a]

Kodela, P.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Alopecurus. Flora of Australia 44A: 256, Fig. 32H APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Alopecurus agrestis L. legitimate common name: Black Twitch [n/a] common name: Blackgrass [n/a] common name: Slender Foxtail [n/a]

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

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