| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica pubigera Salisb. sect. Ephebus |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 372 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | branchlets thin, tomentose, leaves patent, narrowly cylindrical, sulcate, obtuse, glabrous, to 4mm long, flowers pedicellate, pendent, sepals linear, corolla urceolate, 4mm |
| Size | 15-80cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| 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 angustata Bartl. Erica praeusta Bartl. Ericoides angustatum (Bartl.) Kuntze Ericoides pubigerum (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |