Species Erica junonia
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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 junonia:
Named after Juno, the queen goddess in Greek mythology.
Scientific name:
Erica junonia Bolus
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Synonym status:
Low compact spreading shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers large, tubular-ampullaceous, with spreading lobes, bright pink. Nov.--Jan. High peaks, NW (Cedarberg to Hex River Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Erica junonia
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Various (David)
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Date observed unknown
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Erica junonia
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
08/11/2014 - 2:46pm
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Erica junonia
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Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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Erica junonia
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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Erica junonia
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
06/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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