Species Erica chionophila
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica chionophila.
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 chionophila:
From the Greek chion = 'snow' and philus = 'loving'; referring to the plant's habitat, which supposedly is restricted to above the snow line
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: I. 181 (1905)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1905
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica chionophila.