Species Erica leucopelta
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica leucopelta.
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).
Scientific name:
Erica leucopelta Tausch
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Erect shrub to over 2 m. Flowers small, urn-shaped, cream to greenish, hairy. July--Nov. Lower to upper slopes, KM, SE (Witteberg to Free State and Mossel Bay to E Cape).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica leucopelta.