| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica lachnaeifolia Salisb. sect. Eurystoma |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 335 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | leaves crowded, imbricate, linear, obtuse, sulcate, tomentose-pubescent, 3-5mm, flowers pendent, sepals broadly lanceolate, ciliate, corolla urceolate-cylindrical, 6-7mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | 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 | Erica lachnaea Andrews Erica pohlmannii G.Lodd. Ericoides lachnaeum (Andrews) Kuntze Eurystegia lachnaeifolia G.Don Gypsocallis pohlmannii G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |