| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica brachysepala Guthrie & Bolus sect. Pyronium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 171 (1905) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-600m |
| Description | branchlets scabrously pubescent, leaves subimbricate, linear to oblong, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, glandular-ciliate, thick, 2mm, flowers in clusters of 5-6, corolla calyculate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow, rose |
| 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) |