Poa eragrostis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 68. 1753.

"Habitat in Italia supra muros. D. Baeck." RCN: 577.

Lectotype (Clayton in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Gramineae 2: 234. 1974): Baeck 7, Herb. Linn. No. 87.23 (LINN) .

Current name: Eragrostis minor Host ( Poaceae).