| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica tenuicaulis Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Ceramia |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 669 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | subglabrous, leaves patent, broadly linear, acute, subcurvate, flat, abaxially sulcate, coriaceous, flowers in axillary racemes, corolla conically campanulate, 2mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Ericoides tenuicaule (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |