Species Erica eremioides
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica eremioides.
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).
Scientific name:
Erica eremioides (MacOwan) E.G.H. Oliv.
Common names:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Sparse sprawling shrublet to 20 cm. Flowers small, obconic to funnel-shaped, white, slightly hairy. July--Jan. Rocky slopes, NW, SW, LB (Cedarberg to Langeberg Mts).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica eremioides.