| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica capitata L. sect. Eriodesma |
| Synonyms | Erica byssina Salisb. |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-300m |
| Description | branchlets thin, lanate, glabrescent, leaves linear-oblong, abaxially densely lanate, 3-4mm, flowers of 1-3, spherical, sepals green-yellow lanate, corolla urceolate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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