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Common Heath

Epacris impressa

Description:

This is a rather nice flower plant that I saw while walking my dogs through Belair national park

Habitat:

Adelaide hills, eucalypt forest

Notes:

Erect shrub to 1.2m. leaves spreading, Leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate, Flowers white, pink, red tubular to 2cm long often pendent, crowed in the upper leaf axils or forming a leafy spike.

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3 Comments

Aonach_Eagach
Aonach_Eagach 12 years ago

yes this plant is quite small, the flowers themselves are much smaller than a foxglove, though I guess it could be a variation

the flowers do look alike I agree, but I think, that this plant is small, much smaller than a foxglove...

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Could it be a variety of Foxglove?

Aonach_Eagach
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Aonach_Eagach

5152, South Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jul 1, 2011
Submitted on Jul 1, 2011

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