Species Erica bruniifolia
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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 bruniifolia:
From bruniifolia, bearing leaves like the genus Brunia
Scientific name:
Erica bruniifolia Salisb.
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Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers in tight heads, small, narrowly urn-shaped, white, with dark exserted anthers. July--Oct. Stony flats and lower slopes, SW, AP (Grabouw to Potberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica
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Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
13/08/2016 - 12:30pm
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Erica bruniifolia
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Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
18/08/2007 - 5:54pm
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Erica bruniifolia
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Gerha (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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