Erica comosa Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 234. 1771, nom. illeg.

"Habitat ad Cap. b. spei." RCN: 2760.

Replaced synonym: Erica transparent P.J. Bergius (1767) .

Type not designated.

Current name: Erica transparens P.J. Bergius ( Ericaceae).

Note: An illegitimate replacement name for E. transparens P.J. Bergius (1767) .