Species Erica pulchella
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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 pulchella:
From the Latin pulchellus meaning ‘beautiful’
Scientific name:
Erica pulchella Houtt.
Common names:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 60 cm. Flowers small, urn- to cup-shaped, sometimes narrowly so, in spikes, pink to dark red. Dec.--May. Sandy flats and lower slopes, SW, AP (Cape Peninsula to Albertinia).
Observations of Taxon
Erica pulchella
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica pulchella
Name of observer:
Various (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica pulchella
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica pulchella
Locality:
Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
17/03/2006 - 2:19pm
Collection:
Erica pulchella
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
16/07/2009 - 12:19pm
Collection:
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