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Epacris rigida Sieber ex Spreng.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesEpacris rigida Sieber ex Spreng. 
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionleaves subsessile, ovate or oblong, obtuse, thick, 2-4cm, abaxially carinate, sepals obtuse, corolla tube broad, corolla lobes longer than tube, wide, obtuse
Size25-35cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or in spring
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall
Territory Australasia
     Australia (New South Wales)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Epacris rigida Sieber ex Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2): 64 (1827)

New South Wales (Blue Mts.)
50 NSW

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