Rudolphi, K.A. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (April 1800), Einige botanische Beobachtungen. Journal für die Botanik 1799, 2(2): 286 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 912 [secondary reference]

Raphael, T.D. (1955), Tasmanian garden escapes. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 149 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 334 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 420-421 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 252 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 114 [secondary reference]

Williams, J.B. & Chapman, A.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Ericaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 400 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Ericaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 513-514, Fig. 104m-o [secondary reference]

common name: Spanish Heath [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Erica lusitanica var. cantabrica Fagundez & Izco legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 47 [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 42 [secondary reference]

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