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

• Type: "Habitat in Europae pratis."

Spicer, W.W. (1878), A Handbook of the Plants of Tasmania: 143 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 536 [secondary reference]

Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 238 [secondary reference]

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

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 94, Fig. 113 [secondary reference]

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

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 145 [secondary reference]

common name: Meadow Foxtail [n/a]

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: Meadow Foxtail [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Alopecurus geniculatus L. legitimate

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

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: Meadow Foxtail [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 284-285, Fig. 93 [secondary reference]

common name: Meadow Foxtail [n/a]

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

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

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

• APC Comment: Infraspecific rank not recognised in NSW or Tas.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (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: 115 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Meadow Foxtail [n/a]

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