| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica diosmifolia Salisb. sect. Elytrostegia |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 330 (1802) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-1100m |
| Description | branchlets rigid, tomentose, leaves densely imbricate, broadly linear-triquetrous, sulcate, rigid, glabrous, shiny, ciliate, 4-6mm, flowers terminal, calyculate, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 serrulata J.Forbes Ericoides diosmifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze Eurylepis diosmifolia G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |