| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica equisetifolia Salisb. sect. Pyronium |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 342 (1802) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-10m |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves oblong or linear-oblong, acute, glabrous, scabrously ciliate, flowers of 3-6 in umbels or verticillate, corolla campanulate, glabrous |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Blaeria campanulata Benth. Blaeria dumosa J.C.Wendl. Blaeria equisetifolia (Salisb.) G.Don Blaeria flava Bolus Blaeria oppositifolia Guthrie Blaeria purpurea L.f. Erica parvula Guthrie & Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |