Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 348 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae humidiusculus."

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 29 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Onagraceae. Flora of Australia 18: 243 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Recorded for Australia in Standardized Pl. Names 29 (1953) but no collection has been seen, probably misapplied."

Jonsell, B. & Jarvis, C.E. (28 December 2002), Lectotypification of Linnaean names for Flora Nordica (Brassicaceae - Apiaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 22(1): 83 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "486.7 (LINN, lectotype designated here)."

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