| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica tomentosa Salisb. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 327 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 300-600m |
| Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves suberect, linear, obtuse, sulcate, glabrescent, 2-3mm, flowers numerous in panicles, sepals ovate, corolla urceolate, shortly sericeous |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | red, lilac |
| Bloom | 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 velutina Bartl. Ericoides tomentosum (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |