Species Erica floccifera
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica floccifera.
Range:
Location unknown
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
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 floccifera:
From the Latin floccus = 'a flock of wool' and fero = 'bearing'; referring to the woolliness of the branches and calyx
Scientific name:
Unknown
Etymology applies to:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 20: 41 (1905)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1905
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica floccifera.
Nodes
