Species Erica radicans

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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).

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Scientific name:

Erica radicans (L. Guthrie) E.G.H. Oliv.

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Synonym of:

Unknown

Authors:

(L. Guthrie) E.G.H. Oliv.

Synonym status:

Accepted

Prostrate sparse shrublet rooting at nodes. Flowers small, narrowly ovoid to bell-shaped, pale pink, with 4 exserted anthers. Apr.--May. Sand on calcareous hills, SW, AP (Hermanus to Gouritsmond).