Species Erica glauca
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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 glauca:
From the Latin glaucus = 'blue-grey'. Typically referring to the leaf colour
Scientific name:
Erica glauca Andrews
Common names:
Cup-And-Saucer Heath
Kommetjie-Pieringheide
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect shrub to 2 m. Flowers large, calycine, broadly urn-shaped, dark purple with brown tips and red calyx or pale green with pink calyx. July--Dec. Lower to middle slopes, NW, SW (Ceres to Franschhoek).
Observations of Taxon
Erica glauca
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
22/10/2016 - 3:22pm
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