Species Erica rhopalantha
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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 rhopalantha:
From the Greek rhopalon = 'club' or 'cudgel' and anthos = 'flower'; referring to the shape of the flower
Scientific name:
Erica rhopalantha Dulfer
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Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers small, calycine, broadly urn-shaped, dark pink. Nov.--May. Sandy flats and slopes, SW, AP (Kogelberg to Bredasdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Erica rhopalantha
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Name of observer:
Amida Johns (David)
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