Species Erica eriocodon

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There aren’t any identifications of Erica eriocodon.

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 eriocodon:

From the Greek erios = 'woolly' and codon = 'bell'; referring to the woolly bell-shaped flowers

Scientific name:

Unknown

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Unknown

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Authors:

Bolus

Protologue:

J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 24: 186 (1887)