| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica similis (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 163 (2000) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | branchlets strigose, leaves imbricate, 2-3mm, linear, acute, glabrous, flowers subsessile in terminal heads ca. 6mm broad, calyx lanate and ciliate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Blaeria articulata L. Blaeria bracteata J.C.Wendl. Blaeria eriantha Willd. ex Steud. Erica articulata (L.) Thunb. Erica paleacea Salisb. Simocheilus articulatus (L.) Druce Sympieza articulata (L.) N.E.Br. Syndesmanthus articulatus (L.) Klotzsch Syndesmanthus articulatus var. fasciculatus N.E.Br. Syndesmanthus articulatus var. hirtus Benth. Syndesmanthus elimensis N.E.Br. Syndesmanthus elimensis var. incertus N.E.Br. Syndesmanthus glaucus Klotzsch Syndesmanthus scaber Klotzsch Syndesmanthus similis N.E.Br. Thoracosperma articulata (L.) Kuntze Thoracosperma glauca (Klotzsch) Kuntze Thoracosperma scabra (Klotzsch) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |