Distribution
Native to:
France, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain
Introduced into:
Massachusetts, New Zealand South, Pennsylvania, Switzerland
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ericoides vagans (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 968 (1891)
- Gypsocallis vagans (L.) Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 398 (1821 publ. 1822)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Erica decipiens St.-Amans in Fl. Agen.: 159 (1821)
- Erica didyma Stokes in W.Withering, Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 2. 1: 400 (1787)
- Erica multiflora Huds. in Fl. Angl., ed. 2, 1: 166 (1778)
- Erica vaga Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 294 (1796)
- Erica vagans var. alba G.Sinclair in Hort. Eric. Woburn.: 26 (1825)
- Erica vagans f. alba (Sinclair) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 401 (1903)
- Erica vagans f. anandra P.G.Turpin in Watsonia 14: 184 (1982)
- Erica vagans var. grandiflora Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 1: 524 (1914)
- Erica vagans f. grandiflora (Bean) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 541 (1949)
- Erica vagans var. rubra Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 378 (1889)
- Erica vagans f. rubra (Dippel) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 401 (1903)
- Erica vagans f. viridula D.C.McClint. in Heather Soc. Year Book 3: 54 (1989)
- Ericoides decipiens (St.-Amans) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 966 (1891)
- Ericoides pallidopurpureum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963 (1891)
- Gypsocallis vagans var. alba (Sinclair) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 801 (1834)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Nelson, E.C. (2011). Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: 1-442. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Nelson, E.C. (2011). Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: 1-442. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turrill, W.B. [2599], Great Britain | K000780949 | Yes | |||
| Zeyher [75], South Africa | Erica decipiens | K000314322 | Yes | ||
| Niven [95], South Africa | Erica decipiens | K000314323 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images