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(3): 158 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit in frigidis regni Novogranatensis, inter Fontibon, Suba et Santa Fe de Bogota, alt. 1360 hexap."

Gray, M. in Walby, B.J. (ed.) (1974), Miscellaneous notes on Australian plants: Erigeron, Uncinia, Poa and Erythranthera. Contributions from the Herbarium Australiense 6: 2 [secondary reference]

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

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [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: 982 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 623 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Poa annua L. legitimate by 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(3): 158

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 213 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Poa annua subsp. exilis (Tomm. ex Freyn) Murb. ex Asch. & Graebn. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 419 [secondary reference]

common name: Early Meadow-grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 352 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Early Meadow Grass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Poa. Flora of Australia 44A: 309-310 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Early Meadow Grass [n/a]

• APC Comment: Included in Poa annua in NSW.
• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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