Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 196 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Neurachne alopecuroidea R.Br.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 131 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 616 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 56-57 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek neuron, nerve; akhne, husk, glume: alluding to the many-nerved outer glumes."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 65-66 [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga Grass [n/a]

• Etymology: "Greek neuron, nerve; akhne, husk, glume; alluding to the many-nerved outer glumes"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 271 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 72-74 [secondary reference]

Blake, S.T. (1972), Neurachne and its allies (Gramineae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 13: 1-53 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 48 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 484 [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: 970 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 106-111 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Panicum sect. Stachypanicum F.Muell. nom. inval.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 451 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 582 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 423 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 91 (fig.), 306 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'nerve' and 'glume', referring to the prominent nerves on the glumes"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 583 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Panicum sect. Stachypanicum F.Muell. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

Morrone, O., Aagesen, L., Scataglini, M.A., Salariato, D.L., Denham, S.S., Chemisquy, M.A., Sede, S.M., Giussani, L.M., Kellog, E.A. & Zuloaga, F.O. (2012), Phylogeny of the Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae): integrating plastid DNA sequences and morphology into a new classification. Cladistics 28(4): 350 [secondary reference]

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