Species Erica copiosa
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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 copiosa:
From the Latin copiosus = 'abundant'
Scientific name:
Erica copiosa J.C. Wendl.
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1.5 m. Flowers small, cup-shaped, pink. Jan.--Dec. Lower to upper slopes, KM, LB, SE (Langeberg Mts to Katberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica copiosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica copiosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
16/06/2007 - 12:56pm
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