| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica leucantha Link sect. Orophanes |
| Bibliography | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 371 (1821) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 200-700m |
| Description | branchlets virgate, leaves erect, imbricate, linear, obtuse, finely sulcate, 3-4mm, flowers in clusters, sepals ovate, acuminate, corolla cyathiform, ca. 3mm |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 leucanthera Andrews Erica luteoalba J.Forbes Ericoides luteoalbum (J.Forbes) Kuntze Lamprotis bedfordiana G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |