Epacris breviflora

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Epacris

At a glance

Occurrence records1 335

Data sources4

Biological traits34

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 335 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources34 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 335 records

01Narrative

Epacris breviflora, commonly known as drumstick heath, is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-east of the Australian continent. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves with a sharp-pointed tip and with clusters of white flowers arranged near the end of the branches. It grows in Victoria, New South Wales and the far south-east of Queensland.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology10

Fruit length1.8 mm

Leaf length7.5 mm

Leaf width3.6 mm

Petiole length0.1 cm

Plant height1.25 m

Plant height max1.5 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed mass0.02 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.02 mg · AusTraits: 0.033 mg · GIFT: 0.02 mg

Seed mass max0.02 mg

Seed mass min0.02 mg

Life cycle & reproduction10

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnnny

Life formshrub

Life span>50

⚠ sources differ — TRY: >50 · AusTraits: perennial · GIFT: perennial

Lifespan years50 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity5 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeovate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 335 records

Wild obs. + sensor843

Museum / vouchered486

Cultivated / captive6

Origin

Native140

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 980 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 accuracy87% within 1 km

≤100 m 530≤1 km 113≤10 km 91>10 km 7

741 georeferenced · 102 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor843

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 accuracy34% within 1 km

≤100 m 38≤1 km 101≤10 km 228>10 km 36

403 georeferenced · 83 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence486

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤10 km 1

4 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living6

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 institutions15 of 21 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Mount Annan, AU	140
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	127
Canberra, AU	110
Armidale, AU	35
Hobart, AU	21
Brisbane, AU	15
Adelaide, AU	13
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	5
Parkville, AU	3
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	2
Palmerston, AU	2
Kew, GB	1
Wellington, NZ	1
US	1
Wollongong, AU	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Uppsala, SE	1
Batemans Bay, AU	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
AUAlocation not on record	1
Smithfield, AU	1

21 institutions · 483 of 486 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Epacris breviflora

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology10

Life cycle & reproduction10

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

Record type1 335 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions15 of 21 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 335 records