Species Erica hispidula
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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 hispidula:
From the Latin hispidus meaning ‘rough’, with bristles
Scientific name:
Erica hispidula L.
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Unknown
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Synonym status:
Erect shrublet to 1(--1.8) m. Flowers small, urn-shaped to bell-shaped, white, pink or red. Jan.--Dec. Widespread and common from flats to high alt., NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (Clanwilliam to Uitenhage).
Observations of Taxon
Erica hispidula
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Erica hispidula
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
01/07/2020 - 10:24am
Collection:
Erica hispidula
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Name of observer:
Ross Turner (Ericaphile)
Date observed:
30/08/2007 - 12:57pm
Collection:
Erica hispidula
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
10/08/2008 - 2:15pm
Collection:
Erica hispidula
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
10/08/2008 - 3:55pm
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