Species Erica vallisaranearum
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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).
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Erect shrublet to 1 m. Flowers large, tubular, yellow, pendulous on long red pedicels. Apr.--June. Moist upper slopes, SW (Kogelberg).
Observations of Taxon
Erica vallisaranearum
Name of observer:
Various (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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