ericoid

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica

2. Of plant leaves, small, often leathery, usually needle-like or scale-like, non-deciduous, and generally adapted to poor soils and arid conditions, such as in fynbos and maquis.

3. Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.