Mountain coral heath | |
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In Barrington Tops National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Epacris |
Species: | E. rhombifolia
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Binomial name | |
Epacris rhombifolia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Epacris microphylla var. rhombifolia L.R.Fraser & Vickery |
Epacris rhombifolia commonly known as mountain coral heath,[2] is a plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect, multi-stemmed shrub with broad, rhombic leaves and white flowers with four petals, the flowers spreading down the branches. It only grows in wet, subalpine heath and is sometimes regarded as a variety of Epacris microphylla.
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