Species Erica lucida
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica lucida.
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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 lucida:
From the Latin lucidus = 'shiny' or 'glossy'
Scientific name:
Erica lucida Salisb.
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1 m. Flowers small, pink to magenta. Sept.--Nov. Rocky mountain slopes and plateaus, NW, SW (Gifberg to Wemmershoek to Montagu).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica lucida.
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