Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 582 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Victoria. Wilson's Promontory, Maroka Valley and the Yarra River, F. Mueller. S. Australia. Lofty Ranges and Onkaparinga, F. Mueller."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 133 [basionym]

basionym of: Agrostis densa (Benth.) F.Muell. nom. illeg.

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 21 [basionym]

basionym of: Calamagrostis densa (Benth.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1919), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 15. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 43: 27 [basionym]

basionym of: Calamagrostis minor var. densa (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 70 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calamagrostis densa (Benth.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

Vickery, J.W. (22 February 1940), A revision of the Australian species of Deyeuxia Clar. ex Beauv., with notes on the status of the genera Calamagrostis and Deyeuxia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(2): 54 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Victoria: Wilson's Promontory, F. Mueller (selected as the Type K.)."

nomenclatural synonym: Calamagrostis densa (Benth.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 99 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calamagrostis densa (Benth.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg.

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 270 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis densa (Benth.) F.Muell. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Calamagrostis densa (Benth.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Calamagrostis minor var. densa (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 480, Fig. 94b [secondary reference]

Govaerts, R.H.A. (1999), World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1): 9 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Calamagrostis austrodensa Govaerts legitimate

Weiller, C.M., Walsh, N.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Deyeuxia. Flora of Australia 44A: 200-201, Fig. 27C APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis densa (Benth.) F.Muell. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Calamagrostis densa (Benth.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Calamagrostis minor var. densa (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Vic, Tas

Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J., Romaschenko, K., Barberá, P., Quintanar, A., Aedo, C. & Saarela, J.M. (11 December 2021), Phylogeny and biogeography of Calamagrostis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Agrostidinae), description of a new genus, Condilorachia (Calothecinae), and expansion of Greeneochloa and Pentapogon (Echinopogoninae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60(3): 586 [basionym]

basionym of: Pentapogon densus (Benth.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch. & Soreng legitimate

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