Bruckenthalia (Noun)
Meaning
A genus containing only one species: spike heath.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Bruckenthalia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the heath family, containing only one species, spike heath.
- The genus Bruckenthalia is endemic to the mountainous regions of southeastern Europe.
- Bruckenthalia is closely related to the genus Erica, but is distinct in its unique characteristics.
- Spike heath, the only species in the genus Bruckenthalia, is a low-growing, evergreen shrub.
- The genus Bruckenthalia was named in honor of Samuel von Bruckenthal, a 18th-century Austrian nobleman and botanist.