Species Erica media
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica media.
Range:
Location unknown
{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[]}
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 media:
From the Latin media = the 'middle', generally having characteristics that are intermediate between comparable species.
Scientific name:
Erica media Klotzsch ex Benth.
Synonym of:
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Prodr. (DC.) 7(2): 682 (1839)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1839
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica media.
Nodes
