| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica nervata Guthrie & Bolus sect. Melastoma |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 303 (1905) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves erect, rigid, curvate, imbricate, broadly lanceolate, acute, long ciliate, 3-4mm, flowers terminal, solitary, sepals suborbiculate, corolla broadly cyathiform, 5mm |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | 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) |