| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica quadrangularis Salisb. sect. Orophanes |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 297 (1796) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves suberect, linear, obtuse, finely sulcate, rather thick, glabrous, 1-2mm, flowers pedicellate, sepals ovate, acute, ciliate, glabrous, corolla broadly calyculate, 1-2mm |
| Size | 5-90cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Erica minutissima Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica quadriflora Salisb. Ericoides minutissimum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze Ericoides quadriflorum (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |