Species Erica hibbertia
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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 hibbertia:
George Hibbert (1757 – 1837) was an English merchant, politician, slave-owner, ship-owner, amateur botanist and book collector
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Compact woody shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers large tubular, sticky, orange-red with greenish yellow tips. Sept.--Nov. Rock crevices and ledges at lower alt., SW (Franschhoek Pass to Villiersdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Erica hibbertia
Name of observer:
Gerha (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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