| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica argyraea Guthrie & Bolus sect. Ephebus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 140 (1905) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-400m |
| Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves patent, crowded, narrowly ovate or oblong, shortly silvery pilose, 3-5mm, flowers pedicellate, sepals lanceolate, corolla calyculate, 4-5mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, pale rose |
| Bloom | late 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |