Epacris acuminata — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Epacris

At a glance

Occurrence records484

Data sources4

Biological traits14

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Epacris acuminata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility484 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF484 records

01Narrative

Epacris acuminata , commonly known as claspleaf heath, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a small, spreading shrub with egg-shaped, stem-clasping leaves and tube-shaped flowers with white petals.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology5

Leaf length10 mm

Leaf size35.34 mm²

Leaf width7 mm

Plant height1.25 m

Seed mass0.045 mg

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formsubshrub or shrub

Life spanperennial

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Habitat & environment6

Climatetemperate

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinesswoody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type484 records

Wild obs. + sensor355

Museum / vouchered129

Origin

Native14

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO628 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 322≤1 km 13≤10 km 15>10 km 1

351 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor355

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 103≤10 km 10

116 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence129

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 7 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Hobart, AU	99
Mount Annan, AU	14
Canberra, AU	6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	4
QVMAGlocation not on record	4
Brisbane, AU	1
Adelaide, AU	1

7 institutions · 129 of 129 vouchered records shown