Species Erica blandfordia
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica blandfordia.
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 blandfordia:
Named in honour of the Marquis of Blandford, a patron of botany in the 18th century
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Long etymology:
Erect shrublet to 1 m. Flowers small, yellow, hard. Sept.--Jan. Dry middle to upper slopes, SW (Elandskloof Mts to Paarl).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica blandfordia.