Species Erica straussiana
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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 straussiana:
Named in honour of a Berlin gardener, Obergartner Strauss
Scientific name:
Unknown
Etymology applies to:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 289 (1913)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1913
Observations of Taxon
Erica straussiana
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown