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December 2024

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Erica carnea L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 355 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000671633.

Synonyms of Erica carnea L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Erica bracteata Moench Methodus : 50 (1794) wfo-0000671551
Erica herbacea L. Sp. Pl. : 352 (1753) wfo-0000672228
Erica herbacea f. alba (André) D.C.McClint. Plantsman 6: 191 (1984) wfo-0000672230
Erica lugubris Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 295 (1796) wfo-0000672515
Erica mediterranea L. Mant. Pl. Altera [Linnaeus] 229 (1771) wfo-0000672589
Erica mediterranea Rchb. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 489. 1879 [Oct 1879] wfo-0000672591
Erica purpurascens L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. : 503 (1762) wfo-0000673038
Erica saxatilis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 295 (1796) wfo-0000673188
Ericoides herbaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963 (1891) wfo-0000673897
Gypsocallis carnea (L.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153 (1834) wfo-0000713335
Gypsocallis mediterranea (L.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153 (1834) wfo-0000713357
Gypsocallis purpurascens (L.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153. 1834 [Jul 1834] wfo-0000713371
Gypsocallis mediterranea (L.) D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 801 (1834); wfo-1200041022
Gypsocallis carnea (L.) D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 801 (1834) wfo-1200041023
Gypsocallis purpurascens (L.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 3:801 (1834) wfo-1200041024
Ericodes herbaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963(1891) wfo-1200041077
Gypsocallis carnea var. praecox (McNab) Louden Arboretum & fruticetum Britannicum: 1087 (1838). wfo-1200067512