Epacris tasmanica

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Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Eudicots > Asterids > Ericales > Ericaceae > Epacris 

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Plant  information

Common name:                ...

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Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The flowers are clustered near the ends of branches on pedicels 1.0–2.8 mm long with creamy-white bracts at the base

• The sepals are about 3–7 mm long, lance-shaped and about the same length as the petal tube

• The petal tube is bell-shaped, 2.5–5 mm long with lobes 3.5–5.5 mm long

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

• Its leaves are spreading, lance-shaped, 3–8 mm long, 2.0–3.5 mm wide and sharply pointed, on a petiole less than 0.5 mm long

Stem & branches: 

• Has few branches, the stems and branchlets hairy when young

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Epacris tasmanica is an erect, sometimes bushy shrub that grows to a height of up to 2 m but typically less than 1 m 

Habitat:   

• It grows in stony soil at low altitudes.[

Distribution:                  

• TEndemic to Tasmania 

• It is common and widespread in the east of the state, where 

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • Epacris tasmanica was first formally described in 1969 by Winifred Curtis in the journal Taxon

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epacris (2023)