| English | golden foxtail grass | | | 1 | Still, S. M. 1994. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4 |
| English | meadow foxtail | | | 1 | Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. |
| English | perennial foxtail | | | 1 | Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). |
| English | yellow foxtail grass | | | 1 | Still, S. M. 1994. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4 |
| Chinese | da kan mai niang | 大看麦娘 | | 2 | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| English (Canada) | meadow foxtail | | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 37. |
| French | vulpin des prés | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French (Canada) | vulpin des prés | | Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 37. |
| German | Wiesenfuchsschwanz | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Italian | coda di volpe | | | 2 | International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2. |
| Japanese Rōmaji | ō-suzume-no-teppō | | | 2 | Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). |
| Portuguese | rabo-de-raposa | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | alopecuro | | | 2 | Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union |
| Spanish | cola de zorra | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | rabo de zorra | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | vulpino | | | 2 | Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union |
| Swedish | ängskavle | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |
| Transliterated Russian | lisohvost lugovoj | | | 2 | Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 |