Species Erica triflora
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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 triflora:
From the Latin triflorus = ‘three-flowered’
Scientific name:
Erica triflora L.
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect robust shrub to 2 m. Flowers small, calycine, urn-shaped, white or tinged red. June--Nov. Mid to upper slopes, SW (Dutoitskloof to Riviersonderend Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Erica triflora
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
29/11/2016 - 11:52am
Collection:
Erica triflora
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Name of observer:
Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
02/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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