Species Erica sulphurea
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica sulphurea.
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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 sulphurea:
Latin for sulphureus = 'sulphur' on account of the yellow colour
Scientific name:
Erica sulphurea Andrews
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Protologue:
Col. Engr. Heaths 4: 278
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica sulphurea.
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