| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica chionophila Guthrie & Bolus sect. Orophanes |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 181 (1905) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves densely imbricate, linear, obtuse, sulcate, pubescent, ciliate, 4-5mm, flowers terminal in short clusters, sepals lanceolate, corolla subglobular |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |