| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica depressa L. sect. Trigemma |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 2: 230 (1771) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | glabrous, leaves crowded, patent, oblong or lanceolate, carinate, finely sulcate, coriaceous, rigid, pale, 6-8mm long, flowers few, subcampanulate, 4-5mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 cremnophila Esterh. & J.M.Salter Erica humilis Salisb. Erica rupestris Andrews Erica semisulcata Drége ex Benth. Ericoides depressum (L.) Kuntze Ericoides humile (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |