| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica paucifolia (J.C.Wendl.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 220 (2000) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-800m |
| Description | leaves patent, 2-3mm, linear-terete, obtuse, pubescent, glabrescent, petioles ciliate, flowers shortly pedicellate, clavate, ventricose, of 6-9 in terminal, spherical heads |
| Size | 8-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Blaeria flosculosa G.Don Blaeria hirsuta Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. Blaeria paucifolia J.C.Wendl. Erica flosculosa Salisb. Macrolinum paucifolium (J.C.Wendl.) Klotzsch Simocheilus flosculosus (Salisb.) Druce Syndesmanthus flosculosus (Salisb.) Druce Syndesmanthus paucifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Benth. Thoracosperma paucifolia Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |