Hubbard, C.E. (1954), New names in the Gramineae. Kew Bulletin 9(2): 375 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Lachnagrostis phleoides Nees & Meyen legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1962), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria 1: 149 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 52 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 99, Fig. 120

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 46 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 34 [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: 961 [secondary reference]

common name: Nitgrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Gastridium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 568 [secondary reference]

common name: Nitgrass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 495-496, Fig. 97g-i [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lachnagrostis phleoides Nees & Meyen legitimate common name: Nitgrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 269 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Nitgrass [n/a]

Weiller, C.M., Kodela, P.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Gastridium. Flora of Australia 44A: 239, Fig. 34A-C APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lachnagrostis phleoides Nees & Meyen legitimate misapplication: Gastridium lendigerum (L.) Gaudin nom. illeg. by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 70 misapplication: Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 99, Fig. 120 common name: Nitgrass [n/a]

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

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