Species Erica leptostachya
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica leptostachya.
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 leptostachya:
From the Greek leptos = "thin / slender" and stachys = "spike / ear of corn" - referring to a thin flower inflorescence
Scientific name:
Erica leptostachya Guthrie & Bolus
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica leptostachya.
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