Species Erica alexandri
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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).
Scientific name:
Erica alexandri Guthrie & Bolus
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Erect compact shrublet to 15 cm. Flowers small, urn-shaped, pink, with slightly exserted anthers. Mar. Rare on sandy moist flats, SW (Wemmershoek, Kraaifontein).
Observations of Taxon
Erica alexandri
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection:
Erica alexandri
Name of observer:
Gerha (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection: