| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica sphaerocephala J.C.Wendl. ex Benth. sect. Pseuderemia |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 658 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 400-600m |
| Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves erect, densely imbricate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, acute, sulcate, ciliate, flowers in spherical heads, corolla urceolate, glabrous |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica oxysepala var. pubescens Guthrie & Bolus Ericoides sphaerocephalum (J.C.Wendl. ex Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |