Species Erica rosacea
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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).
Scientific name:
Erica rosacea (L. Guthrie) E.G.H. Oliv.
Common names:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Erect shrublet, sometimes low and compact, to 50 cm. Flowers small, tubular to ellipsoid, pale to deep pink, with 4 exserted anthers. Mar.--Oct. Rocky slopes, KM, LB, SE (Witteberg and Little Karoo Mts to Hankey).
Observations of Taxon
Erica rosacea
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica rosacea
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica rosacea
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Erica rosacea
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
26/01/2008 - 7:28am
Collection:
