Robyns, F.H.E.A.W. & Tournay, R.L.J.A. (1955), Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'Etat a Bruxelles 25: 242 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Agrostis africana Poir. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 51 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis spicata Thunb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis capensis Willd. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Agrostis africana Poir. legitimate misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 68

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 434 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1972), Flora of the Sydney Region Edn. 2: 645 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 37 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 53 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus capensis (Willd.) Kunth nom. superfl.

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 37 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 37

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 142 [secondary reference]

common name: Parramatta grass [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 184 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guedes legitimate

Baaijens, G.J. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1991), Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35(2): 429 [secondary reference]

Baaijens, G.J. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1991), Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35(2): 429 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Sporobolus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 526 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 476-477 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis africana Poir. legitimate misapplication: Sporobolus elongatus R.Br. legitimate by Moore, C. (1869), The vegetation of Lord Howe's Island. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 7: 302 misapplication: Sporobolus elongatus R.Br. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78 misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 622 misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 16 misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 111, 157 common name: Tufty Grass [n/a] common name: Rat's Tail [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 328 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 571 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate

Simon, B.K. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (15 August 1999), Revision of the genus Sporobolus (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 12(3): 384, Figs 1B, 5A, 7A-E [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Agrostis spicata Thunb. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 436 [secondary reference]

common name: Rat's Tail Grass [n/a] common name: Parramatta Grass [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guedes legitimate

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Sporobolus. Flora of Australia 44B: 337-338 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis spicata Thunb. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis capensis Willd. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis africana Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Vilfa capensis P.Beauv. nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Vilfa africana (Poir.) P.Beauv. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus capensis (Willd.) Kunth nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guedes legitimate common name: Ratstail Grass [n/a] common name: Parramatta Grass [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis africana Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Vilfa africana (Poir.) P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis spicata Thunb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis capensis Willd. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Vilfa capensis P.Beauv. nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus capensis (Willd.) Kunth nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guedes legitimate misapplication: Sporobolus elongatus R.Br. legitimate by Moore, C. (1869), The vegetation of Lord Howe's Island. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 7: 302 misapplication: Sporobolus elongatus R.Br. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78 misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 622 misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 16 misapplication: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 111, 157

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (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: 376 (fig.) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl. legitimate common name: Parramatta Grass [n/a]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 384-385, photos 13-15 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. legitimate common name: Parramatta Grass [n/a]

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