Species Erica setosa
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica setosa.
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 setosa:
From the Latin seta = silk, setosus meaning ‘bristly’
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Linnaea 7: 646 (1832)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1832
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica setosa.
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