Oenothera hirta Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 998. 1759.

["Habitat in America calidiore."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 491 (1762). RCN: 2658.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Plumier in Burman, Pl. Amer.: 167, t. 174, f. 2. 1758.

Current name: Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara ( Onagraceae).