Species Erica macra
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica macra.
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 macra:
From the Greek macros (μακροϛ) = 'large' or 'long'
Scientific name:
Erica macra Guthrie & Bolus
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Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 194 (1905)
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Year published:
1905
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica macra.