| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica villosa J.C.Wendl. sect. Eriodesma |
| Bibliography | Eric. Icon. Descr. 2(16): 55 (1805) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves linear, obtuse, sulcate, hirsute, glabrescent, 3-4mm, flowers in umbels, sepals lanceolate, obtuse, corolla urceolate, densely hirsute, 4mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 canescens W.T.Aiton Erica eriocephala Andrews Erica pilosa G.Lodd. Ericoides villosum (J.C.Wendl.) Kuntze Gypsocallis pilosa (G.Lodd.) G.Don Gypsocallis villosa (J.C.Wendl.) G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |