Species Erica foliacea
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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 foliacea:
From the Latin foliaceus = 'leafy', referring to the very leafy branches
Scientific name:
Erica foliacea Andrews
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect to slightly sprawling shrublet to 90 cm. Flowers large, tubular, very hard and waxy, green to yellow-green or orange. Apr.--Nov. Rocky mountain slopes, SW (Kogelberg to Betty's Bay).
Observations of Taxon
Erica foliacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
14/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection:
Erica foliacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
14/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection:
Erica foliacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
14/10/2010 - 2:00pm
Collection: