Kunth, K.S. (1829), Revision des graminees Part 5: 77 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Agrostis forsteri Roem. & Schult. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Hooker, J.D. (5 December 1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(4): 298 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 12 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis forsteri Roem. & Schult. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Agrostis retrofracta Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis debilis Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Agrostis aemula R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lachnagrostis retrofracta (Willd.) Trin. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lachnagrostis willdenowii Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Calamagrostis aemula (R.Br.) Steud. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Calamagrostis willdenowii Steud. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Agrostis solandri F.Muell. legitimate

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 14 [secondary reference]

common name: Bent grass [n/a]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 264 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Agrostis forsteri Roem. & Schult. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Agrostis aemula R.Br. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Agrostis solandri F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 624 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 352 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Deyeuxia filiformis (G.Forst.) Petrie nom. illeg.

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. (1921), Contributions to West Australian Botany, part III : Additions and notes to the flora of extra-tropical W. Australia. Biologiske meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 3(2): 9 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calamagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Pilg. isonym

Tovey, J.R. & Morris, P.F. (1922), Notes from the National Herbarium of Victoria, including a description of a new species of Brachycome. The Victorian Naturalist 38(12): 136 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calamagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Pilg. isonym

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 97 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 154 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 154 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis preissii (Nees) Vickery legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 461 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 259 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 258 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Agrostis aemula R.Br. var. aemula legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 264

Jacobs, S.W.L. (5 January 2002), The genus Lachnagrostis (Gramineae) in Australia. Telopea 9(3): 446 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Lachnagrostis aemula (R.Br.) Trin. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 264

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Brown, A.J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Lachnagrostis. Flora of Australia 44A: 176 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lachnagrostis aemula (R.Br.) Trin. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 264

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Agrostis fosteri F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

Brown, A.J. (24 April 2019), Lachnagrostis willdenowii Nees (Poaceae) – the name that never was. Muelleria 37: 83 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin. legitimate

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