Species Erica elimensis
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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 elimensis:
From the Elim area in the south coast of South Africa
Scientific name:
Erica elimensis L. Bolus
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 40 cm. Flowers small, broadly cup-shaped, red to pink. Aug.--Oct. Sandy flats and hills, AP (Elim to coast).
Observations of Taxon
Erica elimensis
Locality:
Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
08/09/2007 - 1:52pm
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