Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 347 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Gaura biennis L.

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 163 [secondary reference]

Raven, P.H. & Gregory, D.P. (1972), A Revision of the genus Gaura (Onagraceae). Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 23: 1-96 [secondary reference]

Kleinschmidt, H.E. & Johnson, R.W. (1977), Weeds of Queensland: 434 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 647 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 171 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Onagraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 223 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Onagraceae. Flora of Australia 18: 217-218 [secondary reference]

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

Dalby, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Onagraceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 208 [secondary reference]

Dalby, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Onagraceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 243 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 352 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Oenothera L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Oenothera L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Oenothera L. legitimate

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