Species Erica leucantha

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There aren’t any identifications of Erica leucantha.

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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 leucantha:

From the Greek leucos = 'white' and anthos = 'flower'

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Protologue:

Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 371 (1821)