| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica stenantha Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Polycodon |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 685 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 900-1500m |
| Description | branchlets lanate, leaves crowded, rigid, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, flat, sulcate, glabrous, ciliate, shiny, 2mm long, flowers numerous, terminal, corolla broadly conical, 2-3mm |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | rose, bright red |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Ericoides stenanthum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |