Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Epacris impressa Labill. |
Synonyms | Epacris nivalis G.Lodd. |
Epacris ruscifolia R.Br. | |
Epacris tomentosa Lindl. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-850m |
Description | branchlets pubescent or hirsute, leaves elliptic to lanceolate, acuminate, acerose, shortly petiolate, glabrous, margins scabrous, flowers tubular, axillary, pendent |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | pink, reddish, white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | erect shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales , South Australia , Tasmania , Victoria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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