| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica leptopus Benth. sect. Arsace |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 680 (1839) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1700m |
| Description | branchlets subglabrous, leaves erect, linear, sulcate, glabrous, 2-4mm, umbels 4-6-flowered, sepals subulate, acute, thick, corolla broadly cyathiform, ca. 2mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| 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 | Erica patula E.Mey. ex Benth. Ericoides leptopus (Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |