Species Eriocephalus ericoides
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There aren’t any identifications of Eriocephalus ericoides.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Eriocephalus:
Gk. erion = wool; kephale = head. The fruiting capitula (fruiting heads) are woolly.
Etymology of ericoides:
From the Latin -oides meaning ‘resembling'; resembling the genus Erica, the heath
Scientific name:
Eriocephalus ericoides (L. f.) Druce
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Gewone Kapokbossie
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 622 (1917)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1917
Twiggy, glabrescent shrub to 1 m. Leaves small, linear, opposite in axillary tufts. Flower heads radiate, appearing discoid, subsessile, solitary in axils of upper leaves, reddish. July--Nov. Stony clay and sandy flats, KM (widespread in dry parts of southern Africa).
Observations of Taxon
Eriocephalus ericoides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
17/11/2010 - 2:11pm
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