Species Erica cristiflora
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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 cristiflora:
From the Latin crista = ‘tuft’ and flora = ‘flower’.
Scientific name:
Erica cristiflora Salisb.
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1 m. Flowers small to medium, calycine, obconical, pink. Mar.--Nov. Lower to upper slopes, NW, SW, KM, LB (Kamiesberg, Gifberg to Antoniesberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica cristiflora var. cristiflora
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Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
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Date observed unknown
Erica cristiflora
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Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
15/10/2014 - 12:40pm
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Erica cristiflora
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Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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Erica cristiflora
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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Erica cristiflora
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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