Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 254 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 122 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(39): 182 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 63, 142 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 229 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Dropwort [n/a]

Hitchcock, A.S. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929), The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists: 140 [secondary reference]

• Type: Oenanthe fistulosa L.

Buwalda, P. (December 1949), Umbelliferae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2): 135-136 [secondary reference]

Duretto, M.F. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Apiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 301 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek oinos, wine; anthos, flower; Pliny described the scent of the flower as that of grape-vine.

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 596 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Oenantha Jessop orth. var.

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld, Vic (naturalised)

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