| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica squarrosa Salisb. sect. Euryloma |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 380 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | leaves patent, crowded, oblong, obtuse, thick, ciliate by long rusty hairs, 4-6mm, flowers numerous in umbel, sepals lanceolate, acute, corolla narrowly urceolate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| 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 | Callista ferruginea (Andrews) G.Don Erica ferruginea Andrews Ericoides squarrosum (Salisb.) Kuntze Euryloma squarrosa (Salisb.) G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |