| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica algida Bolus |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 32: 238 (1894) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1800-3000m |
| Description | branchlets erect, rigid, pubescent, leaves erect, imbricate, linear to lanceolate, sulcate, ciliate, flowers solitary, sepals ovate, viscid, lanate, corolla 4mm |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | pale red, purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |