Species Erica fascicularis
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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 fascicularis:
From the Latin fascicularis meaning 'clustered' or ‘bundled’
Scientific name:
Erica fascicularis L. f.
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Synonym status:
Erect sparsely branched shrub to 1.8 m. Flowers large, tubular or tubular inflated, pink with green lobes, sticky. Apr.--Dec. Sandy rocky slopes, SW (Helderberg to Riviersonderend to Bredasdorp Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Erica fascicularis
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
02/01/2002 - 9:04am
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Erica fascicularis
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
09/04/2007 - 7:04pm
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Erica fascicularis
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
27/11/2012 - 10:00pm
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Erica fascicularis
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Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
10/08/2008 - 3:46pm
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Erica fascicularis
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Gerhard Kirsten (David)
Date observed:
13/10/2010 - 2:00pm
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