Family: Ericaceae
Plant: A slender, erect shrub up to 1m high.
Flowers: White to pink tubular with 5 spreading lobes and 5 stamens. Flower tubes 3-5mm long in leaf axils along erect stems.
Flowering: March-June.
Fruit: A small cream capsule with rust-coloured tip
Leaves: Ovate to heart shaped, 4-6mm long, 1-4mm wide, stalkless with parallel veins, a sharp tip and finely toothed margins.
Habitat: Common in rocky areas in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest.
Features: Sharp heart-shaped leaves. White to pink tubular flowers. Flowering in autumn.
Name:
Epacris From Latin epi = upon and akros = the top (referring to its habitat originally thought to have been confined to the tops of hills)
pulchella From Latin = beautiful
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Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Single |
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Colour(s) |
White, Pink |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Red, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Crowded |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Tiny |
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Margins |
Entire. Toothed/Serrated |
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Attachment |
Stalked. Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Sharp-tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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