| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Muraltia ericoides (Burm.f.) Steud. |
| Bibliography | Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 371 (1841) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-3100m |
| Description | leaves dense, fasciculate, erect, acicular, distinctly mucronate, at base densely hirsute, ciliate, 4-6mm, flowers to 5mm long, sepals elliptic, shortly acute, glabrous |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | nachový |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Heisteria ericoides (Burm.f.) Kuntze Heisteria fasciculata (Poir.) Kuntze Heisteria poiretii Kuntze Muraltia burmanni DC. Muraltia fasciculata (Poir.) DC. Muraltia linophylla Burch. ex DC. Muraltia neglecta Levyns Muraltia poiretii DC. Muraltia virgata Burch. ex DC. Polygala ericoides Burm.f. Polygala fasciculata Poir. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |