Nuttall, T. (1821), Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2: 119 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "On the plains of Red River. Flowering in June and July."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1972), Flora of the Sydney Region Edn. 2: 204 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 172 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 133 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Onagraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 225 [secondary reference]

common name: An Evening Primrose [n/a]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Onagraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 433 [secondary reference]

common name: White Evening Primrose [n/a]

Thompson, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Onagraceae. Flora of Australia 18: 219, Map 308 [secondary reference]

Dalby, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Onagraceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 206 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Onagraceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 934-935, Fig. 189e [secondary reference]

common name: Large Evening-primrose [n/a] common name: Mexican Evening-primrose [n/a]

Dalby, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Onagraceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 241 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Oenothera rosea L'Hér. legitimate by Western Australian Herbarium (2003), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2: -

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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