Species Erica condensata
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There aren’t any identifications of Erica condensata.
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 condensata:
From the Latin condensare = 'compressed', 'packed closely together', 'concentrated' or to 'grow thickly'
Scientific name:
Erica condensata Benth.
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers small, cup-shaped, pink. Sept.--Feb. Middle to upper slopes, LB (Swellendam to Riversdale).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Erica condensata.