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Epacris exserta

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
N. Tasmania
Climate
temperate

About

Epacris exserta , commonly known as South Esk heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family, Ericaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is an erect shrub with narrowly lance-shaped to elliptic leaves and tube-shaped, white flowers clustered near the ends of the branches.

Where it grows

This epacris grows on the banks of the South Esk, North Esk and Supply Rivers in northern Tasmania.

Other Epacris plants

Epacris acuminata · Epacris apiculata · Epacris apsleyensis · Bearded Heath · Drumstick Heath · Epacris browniae · Epacris calvertiana · Epacris celata · Epacris cerasicollina · Epacris coriacea · Epacris corymbiflora · Epacris crassifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epacris exserta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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