Species Erica floribunda

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There aren’t any identifications of Erica floribunda.

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 floribunda:

From the Latin floribundus = 'many flowers'

Scientific name:

Erica floribunda Lodd.

Etymology applies to:

Synonym of:

Erica sparsa var. sparsa

Long etymology:

Authors:

Lodd.

Protologue:

Bot. Cab. 2: t. 176 (1818)