| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica spiculifolia Salisb. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 324 (1802) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to n. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and heaths |
| Description | branches thin, erect, leaves opposite, crowded, linear, acute, ciliate, grey-green, abaxially white, flowers campanulate in terminal raceme |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Salisb.) Rchb. Bruckenthalia spiculifolia f. albiflora D.C.McClint. Erica bruckenthalii (Baumg.) Spreng. Erica olympiaca Sibth. ex Salisb. Erica spiculifolia f. albiflora (D.C.McClint.) E.C.Nelson Erica transsylvanica Willd. ex Klotzsch Menziesia bruckenthalii Baumg. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |