Species Erica hispida
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica hispida.
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 hispida:
From the Latin hispidus = ‘rough’ or 'with bristles'
Scientific name:
Erica hispida Burm. f.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Scientific name status:
Protologue:
Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) Prodr. Fl. Cap. 11 (1768)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1768
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica hispida.