| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica aghillana Guthrie & Bolus sect. Gypsocallis |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 160 (1905) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 100-200m |
| Description | branchlets pale brown, leaves linear, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, ciliate, 4-6mm, flowers of 1-2, axillary, forming raceme, sepals narrowly lanceolate, obtuse, corolla 3-4mm |
| Size | 12-25cm |
| Color | red |
| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |