Species Erica gnaphalodes
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica gnaphalodes.
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 gnaphalodes:
From the Greek gnaphalon = ‘hank of wool’ and oides = ‘in the form of’; referring to the genus Gnaphalium, a kind of cottonwood
Scientific name:
Erica gnaphalodes Thunb.
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Protologue:
Diss. Eric. 45 (1785)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1785
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica gnaphalodes.
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