Species Erica astroites
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica astroites.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Erica:
Gk. ereike = to break. The name used for a heath by Theophrastus (372–287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder. The stems are brittle and break easily (Lindsay); or possibly but less likely because of the ability of the plant to break up bladder stones (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary).
Etymology of astroites:
From the Greek aster = ‘star’ and -oites = 'resembling'; usually referring to the star-shaped flower
Scientific name:
Erica astroites Guthrie & Bolus
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers medium, narrow urn-shaped with spreading lobes, pink. Aug.--Oct. Rocky seeps at middle alt., KM (Swartberg Mts).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica astroites.