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Common Heath Epacris impressa |
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Common Heath (Epacris impressa)
The Common Heath or Pink Heath
(in Victoria) is an erect forming shrub that can grow up to just over 2
m high, although it is usually seen at under 1 m in height. The Pink
Heath form is the official floral emblem of Victoria.
Leaves:
linear-lanceolate to ovate, 8-15 mm long to 3 mm wide, sharply pointed
and closely crowded on the stems.
Flower:
colour ranging from white, pink to red. Tubular, up to 2 cm long and
growing in dense clusters in the upper leaf axils, at the end of the
stems. Can be found flowering almost year round.
Found: found in coastal heath and open forest inland. Prefers the wet
soil locations of NSW, SA, TAS, VIC. |
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Common name |
Where Found |
| Pink Heath |
In Victoria, it
is known as Pink Heath, elsewhere in NSW, SA, TAS it is known as the
Common Health. |
| Common Heath |
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Scientific
Classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Division: |
Magnoliophyta |
| Class: |
Magnoliopsida |
| Order: |
Ericales |
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| Family: |
Ericaceae |
| Genus: |
Epacris |
| Species: |
E. impressa |
| Binomial name: |
Epacris impressa |
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Common Heath Images |
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Common Heath
(Epacris impressa), Strahan, Tasmania. |
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ฉ Colin Leel, September 2002 |
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