Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Epacris crassifolia R.Br. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | coastal-montane |
Description | leaves obovate or elliptic, obtuse, at base cuneate, margins thickened, entire, glabrous, sometimes ciliate, flowers crowded at apex of branchlets, to 2cm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
crassifolia macroflora Crowden & Menadue, Ann. Bot. (U.K.) 77(4): 339 (1996)
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