Species Erica sparsa
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Erica sparsa.
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 sparsa:
From the Latin sparsus = 'scattered' or 'sparse'
Scientific name:
Erica sparsa Lodd.
Common names:
Ker-Ker
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Synonym status:
Erect shrub to 2 m. Flowers small, calycine, cup-shaped, pink. Feb.--Aug. Lower slopes, SE (George to Humansdorp, Cockscomb Mts).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica sparsa.
