| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica ustulescens Guthrie & Bolus sect. Polydesmia |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 233 (1905) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-400m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, linear, obtuse, shortly viscid pubescent, glandular ciliate, 3-5mm, flowers 4-9 in capitate umbels, sepals foliate, linear, corolla urceolate, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |