| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica diaphana Spreng sect. Callista |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 178 (1825) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1200m |
| Description | branchlets lanate, glabrescent, leaves crowded, linear, carinate, ciliate or glabrous, 3mm long, flowers numerous and densely crowded, subsessile, corolla tubular, 5mm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | white, dark red |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Callista comosa (L.) D.Don Erica comosa L. Erica galiiflora Salisb. Erica transparens Andrews Ericoides comosum (L.) Kuntze Ericoides transparens (Andrews) Kuntze Syringodea diaphana (G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |