| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica marifolia Aiton sect. Ephebus |
| Bibliography | Hort. Kew. 2: 15 (1789) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-500m |
| Description | branchlets puberulent, leaves patent, ovate or oblong, acute, adaxially pubescent, abaxially sericeous, flowers pedicellate, sepals linear, corolla urceolate, 6mm |
| 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 | Ceramia helianthemifolia (Salisb.) G.Don Ceramia marifolia (Aiton) G.Don Erica helianthemifolia Salisb. Ericoides marifolium (Aiton) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |