Species Erica acuta
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica acuta.
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 acuta:
From the Latin acutus = 'sharp' or 'pointed'
Scientific name:
Erica acuta Andrews
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 60 cm. Flowers small/medium, calycine, ovoid, pink. Sept.--Nov. Upper rocky slopes, NW, SW (Ceres to Wemmershoek).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica acuta.
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