| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica gnaphaloides L. sect. Lamprotis |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 356 (1753) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-700m |
| Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves erect, not crowded, linear, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, 2-3mm, flowers of 3, often in clusters, sepals obovate, acute, corolla obconical, 2-3mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 | Erica paniculata G.Lodd. Erica tetrastigmata Bolus Ericoides gnaphaloides (L.) Kuntze Lamprotis gnaphaloides G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |