| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica setacea Andrews sect. Arsace |
| Bibliography | Col. Engr. Heaths 1: 59 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 150-1400m |
| Description | stems hirsute, leaves erect, oblong, thick, rigid, deeply sulcate, scabrously setose-hirsute, 2-3mm, flowers in pseudo-spike, corolla cyathiform, 2-3mm |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | whitish, yellow, rose |
| 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 asperifolia Salisb. Erica cumulata Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica halocalycina H.Buek Erica holocalycina Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica variabilis Klotzsch ex Benth. Ericoides setaceum (Andrews) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |