Species Erica cordata
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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 cordata:
From the Latin cordatus = ‘heart-shaped’; usually referring to the leaf shape
Scientific name:
Erica cordata Andrews
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect or sprawling shrublet or shrublet to 1 m. Flowers small, urn-shaped, pink. May--Nov. Moist middle to upper slopes, LB, SE (Heidelberg to Uitenhage).
Observations of Taxon
Erica cordata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
21/04/2015 - 3:13pm
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