Species Erica simulans
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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 simulans:
From the Latin simulans = 'resembling'; usually referring to the similarity to another species
Scientific name:
Erica simulans Dulfer
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Like E. demissa, erect shrublet to 1(--2) m. Flowers narrowly cup-shaped to urn-shaped, white, with exserted anthers. Jan.--Dec. Drier lower to middle slopes, SE (Uniondale to Port Elizabeth and Zuurberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica simulans
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Auriol Batten (David)
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Erica simulans
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Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
29/03/2008 - 3:17am
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Erica simulans
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Cameron McMaster (David)
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29/04/2012 - 2:44pm
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Erica simulans
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Gerhard Kirsten (David)
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02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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