Jussieu, A.L. de (4 August 1789), Genera Plantarum: 129 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Candolle, A.P. de (1821), Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 2: 330 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Phacelia secunda J.Gmelin

Tovey, J.R. & Morris, P.F. (1923), Contributions from the National Herbarium of Victoria, No. 3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 35(2): 196 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 486 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 907, 908 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 135 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Hydrophyllaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 545 [secondary reference]

Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Hydrophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 386 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 652 [secondary reference]

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