Species Erica goatcheriana
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica goatcheriana.
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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 goatcheriana:
Named in honour of A.N. Goatcher of Ceres who found the species
Scientific name:
Erica goatcheriana L. Bolus
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Synonym status:
Like E. petrensis, erect sturdy shrub to 1.5 m. Flowers medium, calycine, pink, calyx pink or white. July--Jan. Rocky places at high alt., NW (southern Cold Bokkeveld).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica goatcheriana.
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