| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica canescens J.C.Wendl. sect. Ephebus |
| Bibliography | Eric. Icon. Descr. 2(23): 171 (1810) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves linear, finely sulcate, scabrously hirsute, 3-4mm, flowers solitary, sepals ovate to hirsute, corolla campanulate, hirsute |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | 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 canescens var. micranthera Bolus Erica pusilla Salisb. Erica pusilla var. micranthera Bolus Erica villosiuscula G.Lodd. Ericoides pusillum (J.C.Wendl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |