| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica seriphiifolia Salisb. sect. Melastoma |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 297 (1796) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-600m |
| Description | leaves erect, imbricate, intensely curvate, linear, acute, glabrous, 2-3mm, flowers in dense heads, sepals ovate, acute, corolla obconical, 2-4mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | bright red |
| 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 bella Spreng. Erica cubica Thunb. Erica incurva Thunb. Erica inflexa Pers. Ericoides incurvum (Thunb.) Kuntze Ericoides seriphiifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze Lophandra seriphiifolia (Salisb.) G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |