Species Erica pilifera
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica pilifera.
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 pilifera:
From Latin pilum a 'javelin / throwing spear' referring to a long straight hair and -ifer 'bearing or carrying'
Scientific name:
Erica pilifera Thunb.
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Protologue:
Fl. Cap. 350 (1830)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1830
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica pilifera.
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