| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica nigrimontana Guthrie & Bolus sect. Lamprotis |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 264 (1905) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-900m |
| Description | glabrous, branchlets minutely pubescent, leaves erect, not crowded, linear, sulcate, obtuse, 3-4mm, flowers of 3, sepals broadly ovate, corolla urceolate-campanulate, 4mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |