Species Erica coarctata
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica coarctata.
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 coarctata:
From the Latin cum meaning ‘together’ and arctatus meaning ‘contracted’; meaning close-set or congested
Scientific name:
Erica coarctata J.C. Wendl.
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Unknown
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Erect to sprawling multi-stemmed resprouting shrublet to 30(--90) cm. Flowers tiny, reddish. Apr.--Sept. Sandy areas, flats to high alt., NW, SW, LB (Clanwilliam to Riversdale).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica coarctata.