Epacris sprengelioides

Epacris sprengelioides is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 150 cm (59 in), its branchlets covered with shaggy hairs. The leaves are more or less erect, narrowly elliptic, 10–28 mm (0.39–1.10 in) long and 1.8–3.1 mm (0.071–0.122 in) wide on a petiole up to 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The leaves are relatively thin, concave on the upper surface and have a rounded tip. The flowers are white or cream-coloured, 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) in diameter, and are borne on a peduncle 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long with pointed bracts near the base. The sepals are 2.8–6.6 mm (0.11–0.26 in) long, the petal tube 1.3–2.0 mm (0.051–0.079 in) long with spreading lobes 4.0–6.3 mm (0.16–0.25 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to February and the fruit is a capsule about 1.8 mm (0.071 in) long.

Epacris sprengelioides grows on sandstone ledges, cliff faces and rocky ground in the Burragorang Valley section of the Blue Mountains in eastern New South Wales.

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