Epacris celata
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| Epacris celata | |
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| Near Rocky Valley Dam | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Epacris |
| Species: | E. celata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epacris celata | |
Epacris celata is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a spreading to erect shrub with flat, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and tube-shaped white flowers clustered in upper leaf axils.
Epacris celata is a spreading to erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) and has reddish-brown young stems. Its leaves are more or less flat, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long and 1.4–2.5 mm (0.055–0.098 in) wide on a petiole up to 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The flowers are clustered in a few leaf axils near the ends of branches, each on a peduncle 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long. The five sepals are 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) long and the petals are joined to form a white tube, 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long, the lobes 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long. The five stamens and the style are enclosed in the petal tube.[2][3][4]