Erica pallidopurpurea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 354. 1753.

"Habitat in Europa australi." RCN: 2781.

Replaced synonym of: Erica purpurascens L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Nelson in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 753. 2003 [2002]): [icon] " Erica Coris folio VII " in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 1: 44, 43. 1601.

Current name: Erica carnea L. ( Ericaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “pallido-purpurea” in the protologue.