Species Erica setifera
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica setifera.
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 setifera:
From the Latin seti = 'bristle' and fera = 'bearing'
Scientific name:
Erica setifera Klotzsch ex Benth.
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Protologue:
Prodr. (DC.) 7(2): 616 (1839)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1839
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica setifera.
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