Species Erica cerinthoides
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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 cerinthoides:
From the Greek ‘cerinth’ / ‘kerinthe’ meaning ‘honeywort’; and the Greek ‘oides’ / ‘oides’ meaning ‘in the form of’.
Scientific name:
Erica cerinthoides L.
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Fire Heath
Rooihaartjie
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect resprouting shrub, mostly compact to 30 cm, occ. sparse to 1.2 m. Flowers large, tubular-inflated, orange-red, hairy. Jan.--Dec., especially after fires. Sandy flats and slopes, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Cedarberg Mts to Mpumalanga).
Observations of Taxon
Erica cerinthoides
Name of observer:
Various (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica cerinthoides
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Name of observer:
CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica cerinthoides
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
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Erica cerinthoides
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
25/12/2020 - 7:34am
Collection:
Erica cerinthoides
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Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown