Species Erica rubiginosa
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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 rubiginosa:
From the Latin rubiginosus = ‘reddish-brown’ or 'rust-coloured'
Scientific name:
Erica rubiginosa Dulfer
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Synonym status:
Erect compact shrublet to 30 cm. Flowers in dense spikes, small, broadly cup- to bell-shaped, white or pink, with dark exserted anthers. July--Oct. Flats and lower slopes, SW, AP (Botrivier to Agulhas).
Observations of Taxon
Erica rubiginosa
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
29/08/2007 - 6:04pm
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Erica rubiginosa
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
29/08/2007 - 6:25pm
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Erica rubiginosa
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
27/08/2007 - 6:33pm
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