Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 170 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J. T.) v.v."

Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1817), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 16, 2: 368 [basionym]

basionym of: Agrostis elongata (R.Br.) Roth ex Roem. & Schult. nom. illeg.

Trinius, C.B. von (1824), De Graminibus Unifloris et Sesquifloris: 154, 305 [basionym]

basionym of: Vilfa elongata (R.Br.) Trin. legitimate

Moore, C. (1869), The vegetation of Lord Howe's Island. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 7: 302 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 20 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1883), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora: 651 [basionym]

basionym of: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 27 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1888), Catalogue of the Grasses in the Queensland Court: 27 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 349 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 95 [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: 534 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Rat's-tail [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 52, Fig. 44. [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Rat's-tail Grass [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 266 [secondary reference]

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

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

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 184, Fig. 28F [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. common name: Slender Rat's Tail Grass [n/a]

Baaijens, G.J. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1991), Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35(2): 451 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "R.Brown 6207 (BM, holo, K, US, fragm.), Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson, 8 January 1803."

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

nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. common name: Slender Rat's Tail Grass [n/a]

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

misapplied to: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay legitimate by Moore, C. (1869), The vegetation of Lord Howe's Island. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 7: 302

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78

Simon, B.K. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (15 August 1999), Revision of the genus Sporobolus (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 12(3): 394, Figs. 2B, 6D, 12. [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Sporobolus. Flora of Australia 44B: 344 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis elongata (R.Br.) Roth ex Roem. & Schult. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Vilfa elongata (R.Br.) Trin. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. common name: Yakka Grass [n/a] common name: Hairy Grass [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis elongata (R.Br.) Roth ex Roem. & Schult. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Vilfa elongata (R.Br.) Trin. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. elongatus (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus elongatus R.Br. var. elongatus legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT

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

misapplied to: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay legitimate by Moore, C. (1869), The vegetation of Lord Howe's Island. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 7: 302

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 378 (fig.) [secondary reference]

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

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