Species Erica pectinifolia
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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 pectinifolia:
From the Latin pectinata meaning ‘comb-like’ and -folia meaning leaf. The leaves have comb-like bristles on the margin
Scientific name:
Erica pectinifolia Salisb.
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Erect shrub, sometimes sparse, to 1.5 m. Flowers large, tubular, white, sometimes tinged with pink, hairy. Jan.--Dec. Flats to middle slopes, SE (Uniondale to Port Elizabeth).
Observations of Taxon
Erica pectinifolia
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Auriol Batten (David)
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Erica pectinifolia
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Melloson Allen (Melloson)
Date observed:
02/09/2012 - 4:33pm
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Erica pectinifolia
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Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
29/04/2012 - 3:21pm
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Erica pectinifolia
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
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29/04/2012 - 3:29pm
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Erica pectinifolia
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
11/01/2012 - 5:29pm
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