Species Erica bracteata
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica bracteata.
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 bracteata:
From the Latin bracteatus = 'gilt', 'gilded', 'covered with a thin veneer of gold', 'shining like gold', but may also refer to having bracts.
Scientific name:
Erica bracteata Thunb.
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Protologue:
Diss. Eric. 13 (1785)
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Year published:
1785
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica bracteata.