^S. G. Aiken; L. L. Consaul; M. J. Dallwitz. (December 10, 2001). "Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br". Poaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
^Arundo purpurascens was published in Mantissa in Volumen Tertium. ... (Schultes & Schultes f.) 603. 1827. "Plant Name Details for Arundo purpurascens". IPNI. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
^C. arctica was published in Grasses of the Southwest. Plates and Descriptions of the Grasses of the Desert Region of Western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, 2, pt. 2: no. 55. 1892. Washington, DC. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis arctica". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Distribution: Alaska (St. Paul Island)
^C. arundinacea f. purpurascens was published in Flora Arctica Containing a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns, found in the Arctic Regions ... 1: 103. 1902. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis arundinacea f. purpurascens". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
^C. arundinacea var. purpurascens was published in Meddelelser om Gronland, af Kommissionen for Ledelsen af de Geologiske og Geografiske Undersogelser i Gronland, 47: 261. 1910. Copenehagen. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis arundinacea var. purpurascens". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
^C. caespitosa was published in Botanicheskie Materialy Gerbariya Botanicheskogo Instituta Imeni V. L. Komarova Akademii Nauk S. S. S. R. Leningrad, 13: 54. 1950. Leningrad. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis caespitosa". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
^C. lepageana was published in Rhodora; Journal of the New England Botanical Club, 46: 303, tab. 837. 1944. Cambridge, MA. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis lepageana". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Distribution: Quebec
^C. purpurascens var. arctica was published in Bulletin, Division of Agrostology United States Department of Agriculture, 11: 19. 1898. "Name-Calamagrostis purpurascens var. arctica (Vasey) Kearney". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
^C. purpurascens var. ophitidis was published in Leaflets of Western Botany, 4: 246. 1946. San Francisco. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis purpurascens var. ophitidis". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Distribution: California (Southwestern U.S.A., Northern America)
^C. sylvatica var. americana was published in Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 3: 83. 1892. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis sylvatica var. americana". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Distribution: British America and western United States
^C. sylvatica var. purpurascens was published in Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution, 3(1): 83. 1892. "Name-Calamagrostis sylvatica var. purpurascens Thurb. ex Vasey". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
^C. yukonensis was published in Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 2: 154. 1901. "Plant Name Details for Calamagrostis yukonensis". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Distribution: Alaska (Subarctic America, Northern America)
^Deschampsia congestiformis was published in Rhodora; Journal of the New England Botanical Club, 45: 414. 1943. Cambridge, MA. "Plant Name Details for Deschampsia congestiformis". IPNI. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Distribution: Montana (Northwestern U.S.A., Northern America)
^Deyeuxia robusta was published in Florula Atacamensis seu Enumeriatio ... 54. 1860. "Name-Deyeuxia robusta Phil". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Locality: Chile: Vallem Zorras
^Trisetum sesquiflorum was published in Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. Sixième Série. Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles. Seconde Partie: Sciences Naturelles 4,2(1): 14. 1836. "Name-Trisetum sesquiflorum Trin". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 13, 2010. Locality: Unalashka
^Tesky, Julie L. (1992). "Calamagrostis purpurascens". Fire Effects Information System (online). Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer): U.S.D.A; Forest Service. Retrieved August 12, 2010.