| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica curvifolia Salisb. sect. Euryloma |
| Synonyms | Erica angusticollis Bartl. |
| Erica comptoniana Andrews | |
| Erica terminalis Klotzsch | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves curvate, patent, linear, sharp, glabrous, glandular-ciliate, thick, 4-6mm, flowers 3-5 in umbel, sepals sulcate, viscid, corolla glabrous, attenuate, 8mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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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