Species Erica spumosa
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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 spumosa:
From the Latin spumosus = 'full of foam'; referring to the foam-like flower heads
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Pl. Rar. Afr. 11; Mant. ii. 375
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Observations of Taxon
Erica spumosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
29/08/2007 - 1:43pm
Collection:
Erica spumosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
29/08/2007 - 1:45pm
Collection:
Erica spumosa
Locality:
Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
28/08/2007 - 12:59pm
Collection:
Erica spumosa
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
28/08/2007 - 5:48pm
Collection:
Erica spumosa
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
28/08/2007 - 10:40am
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