Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 187 [primary reference]

Nightingale, M.E., Lazarides, M. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Brachyachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 297 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [orthographic variant]

orthographic variant of: Cynodon tenellus R.Br. legitimate

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