Erica abietina is a species of erica that is endemic to the Cape Peninsula of the Western Cape, South Africa.

[1] E. abietina includes four subspecies with often highly restricted distributions and distinctive flower colours.

Previous delimitation of the species has included a further three subspecies[2] which proved to be more distantly related to Cape Peninsula endemic E. abietina subspecies and are now classified under Erica grandiflora L.f. (Erica abietina subsp.

; Erica abietina subsp.

[1] This plant grows very easily and well in urban capetonian gardens and is increasingly popular as an ornamental plant.