Erica carnea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 355. 1753, nom. cons.

"Habitat in Pannonia, Helvetia." RCN: 2769, 2801.

Lectotype (Ross in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 60: 65. 1967): [icon] " Erica Coris folio IX " in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 44. 1601.

Current name: Erica carnea L. ( Ericaceae).