Species Erica penicilliformis
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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 penicilliformis:
From the Latin penicillus = 'paintbrush' and -formis = 'shaped / form'; shaped like a pencil or artist's brush
Scientific name:
Erica penicilliformis Salisb.
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Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers small, calycine, narrowly cup-shaped, white, with exserted anthers. Jan.--Dec. Lower to upper slopes, SW, LB, SE (Riviersonderend Mts to Knysna).
Observations of Taxon
Erica
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
24/08/2013 - 1:43pm
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Erica penicilliformis
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Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
10/08/2008 - 1:45pm
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Erica penicilliformis
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
28/07/2009 - 2:33pm
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Erica penicilliformis
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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