Species Erica tenuiflora
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica tenuiflora.
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 tenuiflora:
From the Latin tenuis = ‘thin' or 'fine' or 'slender’ and flora = ‘flower’
Scientific name:
Erica tenuiflora Andrews
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Protologue:
Heathery 3: iii. t. 146
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica tenuiflora.