| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica rhopalantha Dulfer sect. Lamprotis |
| Bibliography | Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 67: 85 (1964) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 800-1500m |
| Description | leaves linear to linear-oblong, acute, carinate, sulcate, 2-5mm, flowers pedicellate, axillary, sepals patent, corolla conically urceolate, 1-2mm long |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | rose, pale red |
| 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 nodiflora Klotzsch Ericoides nodiflorum (Klotzsch) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |