Rydberg, P.A. (1895), Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3: 186 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Another form was collected in a dry lake west of Whitman, September 19 (No. 1788) ... in the National Herbarium."

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 173 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 48 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 125 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Panicum capillare L. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Panicum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 487 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 335 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Panicum capillare var. brevifolium Vasey ex Rydb. & Shear legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 315 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Panicum capillare L. legitimate

Baker, M.L., Wapstra, M. & Lawrence, D. (20 August 2019), An annotated census of the lesser-known naturalised plants of Tasmania. Muelleria 38: 64 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Panicum capillare L. legitimate

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