Species Erica ampullacea
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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 ampullacea:
From the Latin ampullaceus = flask-shaped, referring to the shape of the flower
Scientific name:
Erica ampullacea Curtis
Etymology applies to:
Common names:
Bottle Heath
Bottelheide
Sissieheide
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers large, variably ampullaceous with spreading lobes, white to pink. Sept.--Jan. Slopes and hills, SW, AP (Swartberg: Caledon, Bredasdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Erica ampullacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
10/08/2005 - 3:15pm
Collection:
Erica ampullacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
17/08/2008 - 3:43pm
Collection:
Erica ampullacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 2:18pm
Collection:
Erica ampullacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 4:11pm
Collection:
Erica ampullacea
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/07/2018 - 5:31pm
Collection:
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