Species Erica phylicifolia
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica phylicifolia.
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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 phylicifolia:
Bearing leaves that resemble that of the genus Phylica
Scientific name:
Erica phylicifolia Salisb.
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Erect shrub to 1.5 m. Flowers large, tubular, pale magenta. Mostly Dec.--May. Sandstone slopes, SW (Cape Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica phylicifolia.