Epacris glacialis

Epacris glacialis is a prostrate to low-lying shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 30 cm (12 in), often forms roots on the lower branches and often appear reddish-purple in autumn. The leaves are rhombic to broadly egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, 1.8–3.5 mm (0.071–0.138 in) long and 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) wide on a petiole up to 0.3 mm (0.012 in) long. The flowers are arranged in clusters about 10 mm (0.39 in) long on the ends of branches, the individual flowers more or less sessile with ten to sixteen bracts. The five sepals are 2.8–5 mm (0.11–0.20 in) long and the petals are white, joined to form a bell-shaped tube, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long with spreading lobes 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long. Flowering occurs from December to February.

Epacris glacialis grows in herbfields and grassland near streams and bogs on rocky slopes in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales and the Bogong High Plains in Victoria.

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