Kunth, K.S. in Humboldt, F.W.H.A. von, Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. (1816), Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 1(1-2): 94-95, pl. 30, 31 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Kunth, K.S. (1833), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 1: 71 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helopus Trin. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 603 [secondary reference]

Hitchcock, A.S. (20 March 1920), The genera of grasses of the United States: with special reference to the economic species. Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C 772: 220 [secondary reference]

• Type: Eriochloa distachya Kunth

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

• Etymology: "Greek erion, wool; khloe, grass."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 67-68 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek erion, wool; khloe, grass"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 231 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 76-81 [secondary reference]

common name: Early Spring Grasses [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: 521 [secondary reference]

common name: Early Spring Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 45 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 477 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 89-94 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 226 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 201 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Helopus Trin. legitimate

Macfarlane, T.D. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Eriochloa. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1173 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 488 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 453 [secondary reference]

common name: Spring grasses [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 595 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Poaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 292 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 93 (fig.), 262-263 [secondary reference]

common name: Spring Grasses [n/a]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'wool' and 'grass'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 315 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Helopus Trin. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, CoI (naturalised), NT, SA, NSW, ACT (naturalised), 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): 349 [secondary reference]

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