This introduced groundcover is commonly known as beach evening primrose.
Oenothera drummondii subsp. drummondii is described as a "dicot" in the Onagraceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Northern limit of South-east Queensland population. A coastal species native to Mexico and the southeastern United States. Also reported at Urangan. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/13509996
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, K'gari.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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