Species Erica racemosa
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica racemosa.
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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 racemosa:
From the Latin ‘racemosa’ / ‘racemosus’ meaning ‘clustered’
Scientific name:
Erica racemosa Thunb.
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers small, urn-shaped, rose, with exserted anthers. Oct.--Feb. Lower mountain slopes, NW, LB (Langeberg Mts: Montagu to Riversdale).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica racemosa.
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