| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica salax Salisb. sect. Arsace |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 336 (1802) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves patent, lanceolate, acute, sulcate, nitid, serrulate, glabrous, 2-3mm, flowers of 3, sepals ovate, acute, corolla broadly cyathiform, 2mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | |
| 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 ramosissima Roxb. ex Steud. Ericoides salax (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |