Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 179 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 127 [basionym]

basionym of: Festuca sect. Glyceria (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Festuca L. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Poa L. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 633 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 80 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek glykeros, sweet: alluding to the herbage and seeds of G. fluitans."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 125 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek glykeros, sweet; alluding to the herage and seeds of G. fluitans"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 100 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 546 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 24 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 46 [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: 961 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 107 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 348 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Porroteranthe Steud. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Glyceria. Flora of New South Wales 4: 617-618 [secondary reference]

common name: Sweetgrass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 227-228 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 441 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 418 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca sect. Glyceria (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 106 (fig.), 269-270 [secondary reference]

common name: Sweetgrasses [n/a]

• Etymology: " a Greek word meaning 'sweet'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 363 [secondary reference]

Weiller, C.M. & Walsh, N.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Glyceria. Flora of Australia 44A: 72 [secondary reference]

common name: Sweetgrasses [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Festuca sect. Glyceria (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Porroteranthe Steud. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

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