| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica embothriifolia Salisb. sect. Chona |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 379 (1802) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | branchlets slender, glabrous, viscid-hirsute, leaves patent, acute or obtuse, sulcate, ciliate, 8-15mm, flowers in umbel, sepals linear, viscid, corolla ventricose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white-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 | Chona sanguinea D.Don Erica nivenia Andrews Erica nivenia var. longiflora Andrews Ericoides nivenii (Andrews) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |