Erica parviflora Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1002. 1759.

["Habitat ad Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 506 (1762). RCN: 2729, 2790.

Basionym of: Erica pubescens L. var. parviflora (L.) L. (1771) .

Lectotype (designated here by Oliver): Herb. Linn. No. 498.26 (LINN) .

Current name: Erica parviflora L. ( Ericaceae).