Erica cruenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. cruenta
Binomial name
Erica cruenta Sol.

Erica cruenta is a species of Erica native to Cape Province, South Africa. It is an erect bush, 2–3 feet high with blood-red flowers.

• W. Aiton, Hort. kew. 2:16. 1789.
• Flora Capensis, H. Bolus, F. Guthrie and N. E. Brown, Vol 4, page 2, (1909).
• "Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution", Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa, no. 62, T. H. Arnold and B. C. De Wet, editors, 1993.
• Jstor entry
• "Erica cruenta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.