Species Erica hirtiflora
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica hirtiflora.
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 hirtiflora:
From the Latin hirtus = 'hairy' and flora = 'flower'; the flowers are hairy
Scientific name:
Erica hirtiflora Curtis
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1 m. Flowers small, ovoid, mauve-pink. Jan.--Dec. Flats and slopes, SW (?Cape Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica hirtiflora.
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