Species Erica conica
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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 conica:
From the Latin conica / conicus meaning ‘cone-shaped’
Scientific name:
Erica conica Lodd.
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Protologue:
Bot. Cab. 12: t. 1179 (1827)
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Year published:
1827
Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers medium, campanulate, magenta. July--Sept. Mountain slopes, SW (Cape Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
Erica conica
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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