Species Erica argentea
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica argentea.
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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 argentea:
From the Latin argenteus = ‘silver’
Scientific name:
Erica argentea Klotzsch ex Benth.
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 40 cm. Flowers small, subcalycine, obconical, pale pink or white. Sept.--Nov. Middle to upper alt., sandy places, NW (Cedarberg to Cold Bokkeveld Mts).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica argentea.
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