Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens is rare Australian 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.
Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens | |
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Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens growing in the ANBG | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Epacris |
Species: | Banks ex Sims
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Variety: | E. p. var. purpurascens
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Trinomial name | |
Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens | |
Synonyms | |
References
edit- ^ "Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 1 August 2010.