Erica afra upper branches

The sparsely leaved Erica afra upper branches in picture appear thin, loose and wispy, the young ones white, the older ones brown-barked. Lower branches soon lose their leaves. The flower clusters are scattered on small side-branches and at stem-tips.

The photo was taken in the Outeniqua Mountains (Manning and Helme, 2024; Marais, (Ed.), 2017; Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Manning, 2007; iNaturalist).