Species Erica casta
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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 casta:
From the Latin castus = 'pure'; referring to the white corolla
Scientific name:
Erica casta Guthrie & Bolus
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Erect shrub to 1.5 m. Flowers large, tubular, white with red calyx. May.--Oct. Rare and local on sandy flats, AP (Elim).
Observations of Taxon
Erica casta
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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