Epacris glacialis
| Epacris glacialis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Epacris |
| Species: | E. glacialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epacris glacialis (F.Muell.) M.Gray[1] | |
Epacris glacialis is a plant species of the genus Epacris. It is endemic to Australia. The species forms a prostrate or decumbent shrub, between 5 and 30 cm high. The leaves are crowded on the branchlets and are 2 to 4 mm long and 1.5 to 2.5 mm wide.[2] White flowers appear in small clusters between December and January in the species native range.[2]
It occurs near streams and bogs on rocky slopes ranging southward from Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales and into Victoria.[2]
The species was originally described as a subspecies of Epacris heteronema by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Epacris heteronema var. glacialis in his 1868 paper Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae[1]
References
- 1 2 "Epacris glacialis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- 1 2 3 Powell, J.M. "Epacris glacialis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
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