Species Erica albens
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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 albens:
From the Latin albens meaning ‘turning white’ or 'whitened'
Scientific name:
Erica albens L.
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Erect shrub to 1.2 m. Flowers small, ovoid with spreading lobes, white or yellowish green. Apr.--Dec. Damp upper slopes, KM, LB (Langeberg, Swartberg and Outeniqua Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Erica albens
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Erica albens
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Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Date observed unknown