Species Erica pubescens
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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 pubescens:
From the Latin pubescens meaning ‘downy’ with short soft hairs
Scientific name:
Erica pubescens L.
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Sp. Pl., ed. 2 1: 506 (1762)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1762
Erect shrublet to 60 cm, multi-stemmed resprouter. Flowers small, urn-shaped, white, hairy. Oct.--Apr. Dry lower to middle slopes, NW, SW (Piketberg to Cape Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
Erica pubescens
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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