| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica obtusata Klotzsch ex Benth. sect.Desmia |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 615 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1500m |
| Description | branchlets scabrously glandular, leaves linear or subterete, obtuse, thick, sulcate, nitid, 6-10mm, flowers of 3-6 in short umbels, sepals lanceolate, corolla globular, 3mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white, pale rose |
| 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 | Ericoides obtusatum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |