| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica oxycoccifolia Salisb. sect. Ceramia |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets numerous, leaves patent, crowded, elliptic to orbiculate, obtuse, flat, ciliate, subglabrous, flowers axillary, pedicellate, conically calyculate, puberulent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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