Species Erica blesbergensis

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There aren’t any identifications of Erica blesbergensis.

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 blesbergensis:

Named after the Blesberg Peak in the eastern part of the Swartberg range

Scientific name:

Erica blesbergensis H. A. Baker

Etymology applies to:

Synonym of:

Erica inamoena

Long etymology:

Authors:

H. A. Baker

Synonym status:

Heterotypic synonym