| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica mackayana Bab. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Hibern. [J.T.Mackay]: 181 (1836) |
| Native Range | nw. & w. Ireland, nw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | young branchlets glandular strigose, hirsute, leaves 2-5mm in whorls of 4, patent, oblong, glabrous, ciliate, flowers in terminal umbels, corolla 5-7mm long, urceolate |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | bright purplish pink |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica ciliaris ssp. mackayana (Bab.) T.Moore & More Erica mackayana f. eburnea E.C.Nelson & D.C.McClint. Erica mackayana f. multiplicata E.C.Nelson Erica mackayi (Kuntze) Hook. ex C.K.Schneid. Erica mackayi f. plena (Rehder) Rehder Erica mackayi var. plena Rehder Erica tetralix var. mackayana (Bab.) Loudon Erica tetralix var. mackayi (Kuntze) Zabel Ericoides mackayi Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (IRE Ireland) 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |