| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica distorta Bartl. sect. Ephebus |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 7: 644 (1832) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 500-800m |
| Description | leaves linear, sulcate, thick, hirsute, 3-5mm long, flowers crowded in heads, bracts remote, small, sepals linear, corolla urceolate-calyculate, 2-3mm long |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pink, 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 murina Klotzsch ex Benth. Ericoides distortum (Bartl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |