Species Erica articulata
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica articulata.
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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 articulata:
From the Latin articulatus meaning ‘with joints’
Scientific name:
Erica articulata (L.) Thunb.
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Erect compact shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers in terminal heads, small, tubular to narrowly funnel-shaped, pink, with 4 exserted anthers. Feb.--July. Lower slopes and flats, SW, AP, LB, SE (Cape Peninsula to George).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica articulata.