Hull, J. (1808), The British Flora ed. 2, 1: 114 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Erica vulgaris L. legitimate

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

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 418 [secondary reference]

common name: Heather [n/a] common name: Ling [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Erica vulgaris L. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Tas (naturalised)

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 41 [secondary reference]

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