| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Epacris purpurascens Sims |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 30: t. 1199 (1809) |
| Native Range | New South Wales |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves imbricate, sessile, cordate, acuminate, acerose, smooth, patent, inflorescence terminal, spicate, outer calyx lobes imbricate, shorter, corolla lobes rotate |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| Color | bright red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer; layering in spring and fall |
| Synonyms | Epacris onosmiflora A.Cunn. Epacris pungens Sims Epacris pungens var. rubra Sims Epacris purpurascens var. onosmiflora (A.Cunn.) Meiden & Bletche Epacris purpurascens var. rubra G.Lodd. Lysinema purpurascens (Sims) Courtois Lysinema purpurascens var. lilacinum Courtois Lysinema purpurascens var. rubrum Courtois |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales) |