Species Stilbe ericoides
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Range:
Range unknown
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Etymology of Stilbe:
Gk. stilbo = to shine; also a nymph in Greek mythology, daughter of the river god Peneus and the Naiad Creusa, but ‘the allusion is not clear’ (WPU Jackson). The inflorescence of S. vestita often shines like lighted candles at the top of a candelabra (Hugh Clarke).
Etymology of ericoides:
From the Latin -oides meaning ‘resembling'; resembling the genus Erica, the heath
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Erect or straggling, resprouting shrublet to 80 cm, with velvety branches. Leaves imbricate, ascending, linear, in whorls of 4, 2-grooved below. Flowers in subglobose spikes, calyx membranous, pink, corolla hairy in the throat. Apr.--Sept. Sandy flats or limestone hills, SW, AP (Hopefield to De Hoop).
Observations of Taxon
Stilbe ericoides
Locality:
Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
14/08/2016 - 12:49pm
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