Species Erica bergiana
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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).
Etymology of bergiana:
In honor of Karl Heinrich Bergius (1790–1818) German naturalist and apothecary who collected at Cape Town, South Africa
Scientific name:
Erica bergiana L.
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1 m. Flowers small, globose urn-shaped, with reflexed sepals, pink. Sept.--Mar. Seepages and moist middle to upper slopes, NW, SW (Cold Bokkeveld to Riviersonderend Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Erica bergiana
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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