Species Erica viscaria
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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 viscaria:
From the Latin ‘viscaria’ / ‘viscarius’ meaning ‘resembling mistletoe?????’
Scientific name:
Erica viscaria L.
Common names:
Sticky Heath
Klokkiesheide
Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1(--1.5) m. Flowers medium, tubular bell-shaped, pink to dull red Jan.--Dec. Flats and lower slopes, SW (Mamre to Cape Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
Erica viscaria subsp. longifolia
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica viscaria subsp. macrosepala
Locality:
Name of observer:
Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica viscaria
Locality:
Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
29/08/2007 - 12:32pm
Collection:
Erica viscaria
Locality:
Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
29/08/2007 - 12:31pm
Collection:
Erica viscaria
Locality:
Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
28/08/2007 - 1:06pm
Collection:
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