| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica carduifolia Salisb. sect. Pachysa |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 330 (1802) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets scabrously hirsute, leaves remote, spreading, linear-oblong, obtuse, adaxially convex, sulcate, flowers in umbels, corolla calyculate, 6-7mm long |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 |
| Synonyms | Erica aprica Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica draconis L.Bolus Ericoides carduifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |