Species Erica esteriana

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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).

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Scientific name:

Erica esteriana E.G.H. Oliv.

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Unknown

Authors:

E.G.H. Oliv.

Synonym status:

Accepted

Erect compact woody shrublet to 40 cm. Flowers tiny/small, cup-shaped, dull cream. Oct.--Jan. Upper rocky slopes, NW, KM (Ceres and Swartberg Mts).