epacris

(ɛˈpækrɪs; ˈɛpəˌkrɪs)

(Plants) the genus of the epacrids

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epacris - any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

Australian heath - any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region

genus Epacris - type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath

Epacris impressa, common heath - spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers

blunt-leaf heath, common heath, Epacris obtusifolia - small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers

Epacris purpurascens, Port Jackson heath - small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers

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Several Australian plants are named aft her, notably the Loranthaceous genus Atkinsonia, the Erechtites atkinsoniae and Epacris calvertiana--the last attributed to her married name, Calvert.

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Absolute distances within the entire data set range from a minimum of 8 between Archeria and Epacris and a maximum of 100 between Monotropa hypopithys and Harrimanella.

The phylogenetic position of subfamily Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) inferred from large ribosomal subunit (26S) rRNA gene DNA sequences

Species growing through the moss include Epacris paludosa, Empodisma minus, Richea continentis, and Baeckea gunniana, nomenclature following Walsh and Entwistle (1999).

Chemical characterisation of bog peat and dried peat of the Australian Alps

"Ned Rag's Garden is New Bybwen's main horticultural outlet," Peter reports, "stocking both native plants and such exotics as epacris, an Australian heath-like plant.