Species Erica polifolia
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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 polifolia:
Bearing leaves like Teucrium polium, Lamiaceae
Scientific name:
Erica polifolia Salisb. ex Benth.
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Synonym status:
Erect lax spreading shrublet to 60 cm. Flowers small, broadly urn-shaped, sticky, white. Sept.--Nov. Mid to upper slopes, LB (Langeberg Mts: Swellendam).
Observations of Taxon
Erica polifolia
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
21/10/2017 - 9:56am
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