| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica rufescens Klotzsch sect. Myra |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 10: 322 (1836) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 1500-1600m |
| Description | branchlets rusty brown, leaves alternate, patent, linear, sulcate, 6-12mm, flowers 4-6 in umbels, sepals viscid, acute, corolla tubular, ventricose |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | whitish rose |
| 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 | Ericoides rufescens (Klotzsch) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |