Species Erica fulgens
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica fulgens.
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 fulgens:
From the Latin fulgens = 'shining' / 'shiny'
Scientific name:
Erica fulgens Klotzsch
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Protologue:
Linnaea 12: 507 (1838)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1838
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica fulgens.