| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica cryptanthera Guthrie & Bolus sect. Ceramia |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 143 (1905) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-700m |
| Description | branchlets very thin, sparsely pubescent, leaves patent, lanceolate, acute, ciliate, at apex aristate, flowers axillary, solitary, pendent, pedicellate, broadly calyculate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | ochre |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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) |