| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica umbelliflora Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Pachysa |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 659 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-1500m |
| Description | branchlets grey pubescent, leaves oblong, obtuse, glabrous, nitid, thick, coriaceous, 2-3mm, flowers in few flowered umbels, sepals broadly ovate, ciliate, corolla subglobular |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 media Klotzsch ex Benth. Ericoides medium (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze Ericoides umbelliflorum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |