| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica caprina E.G.H.Oliv. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 320 (2000) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves linear to linear-oblong, obtuse, strigose, glabrescent, 2-3mm, flowers subsessile in dense spherical heads, corolla infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, red |
| 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 | Grisebachia minutiflora N.E.Br. Grisebachia minutiflora ssp. nodiflora (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. Grisebachia nodiflora N.E.Br. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |