| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica atherstonei Diels ex L.Guthrie & Bolus sect. Ephebus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 120 (1905) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets densely white flocculent hirsute, glabrescent, leaves imbricate, linear-lanceolate, ciliate, shiny, flowers solitary, long pedicellate, tubular campanulate, 4-5mm long |
| Size | 8-25cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |