Biology:Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens

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Short description: Variety of flowering plant

Port Jackson heath
Epacris purpurascens (Edwards).jpg
Painting by Sydenham Edwards
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Epacris
Species:
Variety:
E. p. var. purpurascens
Trinomial name
Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens
Synonyms
  • Lysinema purpurascens (Sims) Courtois

Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens is rare Australia n plant from the heath family. 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.[1] See also Epacris purpurascens var. onosmiflora.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5382004 entry