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Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens

Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY 4.0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Water
Likes moisture

About

Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens is rare Australian plant from the heath family.

Where it grows

Commonly known as the Port Jackson heath, this small plant grows in swamps and scrubby country on sandstone based soils around the Gosford and Sydney region of central eastern New South Wales. See also Epacris purpurascens var. onosmiflora.

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 purpurascens var. purpurascens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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