Willdenow, C.L. (1801), Zehn neue gattungen von gewächsen. Der Gesellschaft Naturforschenden Freunde zu Berlin, Neue Schriften 3: 442 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not seen).

Black, J.M. (1911), Additions to the alien flora of South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 35: 61 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 96 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 142 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [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: 983 [secondary reference]

common name: Coast Beardgrass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 282 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 497, Fig. 97a-b [secondary reference]

common name: Coast Beard-grass [n/a]

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

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polypogon simplex Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Muehlenbergia simplex Kunth orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Muhlenbergia simplex (Spreng.) Kunth legitimate doubtful misapplication: Polypogon fugax Nees ex Steud. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 547

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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