Species Erica pilosiflora
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica pilosiflora.
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).
Scientific name:
Erica pilosiflora E.G.H. Oliv.
Common names:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 216 (2000)
Synonym status:
Year published:
2000
Erect compact greyish shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers in terminal fluffy heads, small, slightly inflated-tubular, white to pink, hairy, with 4 exserted anthers. Aug.--Nov. Sandy places, SW (Sir Lowry's Pass to Genadendal and Robertson).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica pilosiflora.