Epacris purpurascens

Common names: Rigid Epacris, Australian Heath, Port Jackson heath

Genus: Epacris

Species: Epacris pungens

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Cavanilles

Modern Genus: Epacris

Modern Species: Epacris purpurascens

Modern Family: Epacridaceae

Plant Type: shrub

Color: white suffused pink to magenta or rosy purple

Season: autumn

Native Region: S & W Australia

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum