Scientific Name: Epacris microphylla var macrophylla

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  • Pronunciation:
    ee-PAC-ris my-crow-FILL-ah
  • Common Name:
    Wallum heath, Coral Heath
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    EPACRIDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, sometimes cream or pinkish in bud, tubular, lobes of petals rounded
  • Fruit:
    Globular 2 mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath,
  • Species List:
    NLTalks2010, Cooroibah Airstrip, Peregian Boardwalk, Pindari Steiner School, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, TAFE Girraween Noosa River NP BHNR Marcus Dunes Arthur Harrold NR
Identification Notes

Leaves ascending overlapping, not rigidly pointed

Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots.

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)