Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 67 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae pascuis."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 536 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 271 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 29 [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Meadow Grass [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (7 December 1970), A taxonomic study of the genus Poa L. in Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(4): 181 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 51 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 624 [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Meadowgrass [n/a]

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

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 421, 423 [secondary reference]

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Poa trivialis L. var. trivialis legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Poa trivialis L. subsp. trivialis legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa sylvicola Guss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa trivialis var. sylvicola (Guss.) Hack. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa trivialis subsp. sylvicola (Guss.) H.Lindb. legitimate

• APC Comment: Infraspecific taxa are recognised in Vic.
• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 355 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Meadowgrass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Poa. Flora of Australia 44A: 311 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Poa sylvicola Guss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa trivialis subsp. sylvicola (Guss.) H.Lindb. legitimate common name: Rough Meadow-Grass [n/a]

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