Trinius, C.B. von (1820), Fundamenta Agrostographiae: 93 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Psilurus nardoides Trin., nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1933), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 31. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 57: 149 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 135-136 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek psilos, slender; oura, tail; the spike is very slender"

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 58 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 52 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Psilurus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 616 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 409 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 84 (fig.), 358 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'bare' and 'tail', referring to the slender lax inflorescence"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 713 [secondary reference]

Weiller, C.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Psilurus. Flora of Australia 44A: 347 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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