Species Erica fulgida
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica fulgida.
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 fulgida:
From the Latin fulgens = 'shining', 'shiny', 'bright' or 'glittering'
Scientific name:
Erica fulgida Sinclair
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Protologue:
Hort. Eric. Woburn. 11 (1825).
Synonym status:
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica fulgida.