Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1046 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in America."

Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 275 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 50-51 [secondary reference]

common name: Broomsedge [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 36 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 262 [secondary reference]

common name: Broomsedge [n/a] common name: Whisky Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 444 [secondary reference]

common name: Broomsedge [n/a] common name: Whisky Grass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 623-624, Fig. 125i-j [secondary reference]

common name: Whisky Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 122 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Broomsedge [n/a] common name: Whisky Grass [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Andropogon virginicum L. orth. var.

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

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