| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica xeranthemifolia Salisb. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 339 (1802) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | white lanate, leaves densely imbricate, linear-oblong, obtuse, adaxially flat, glabrous, densely ciliate, flowers in terminal clusters, sepals lanceolate, corolla ovoid, 3mm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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 | Acrostemon xeranthemifolius (Salisb.) E.G.H.Oliv. Blaeria xeranthemifolia (Salisb.) G.Don Eremia lanata (Klotzsch) Benth. Eremia xeranthemifolia (Salisb.) Druce Hexastemon lanatus Klotzsch Hexastemon xeranthemifolius (Salisb.) Druce |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |