Species Erica paucifolia
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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 paucifolia:
From the Latin paucus = 'few' and folium = 'leaf'. This plant has few leaves.
Scientific name:
Erica paucifolia (J.C. Wendl.) E.G.H. Oliv.
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect to spreading shrublet to 20 cm. Flowers small, narrowly obovoid, pink, with 4 exserted anthers, calyx sometimes fluffy. July--Oct. Lower slopes, SW (Houw Hoek, Kleinmond, Caledon).
Observations of Taxon
Erica paucifolia
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
25/07/2011 - 7:20pm
Collection: