| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica turgida Salisb. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 345 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | branchlets reddish, hirsute, leaves linear, sharp, sulcate, hirsute, 2-4mm, inflorescence capitate, sepals linear, long ciliate, corolla urceolate, 3mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | red, rose |
| 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 | Ectasis turgida (Salisb.) G.Don Erica mellifera Link Ericoides turgidum (Salisb.) Kuntze Gypsocallis bedfordiana G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |