Epacris glacialis

(F.Muell.) M.Gray · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Epacris

At a glance

Occurrence records408

Data sources4

Biological traits45

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility408 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources45 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF408 records

01Narrative

Epacris glacialis, commonly known as reddish bog-heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying shrub with crowded, rhombus-shaped to broadly egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and tube-shaped, white flowers in small clusters near the ends of the branches.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology16

Fruit length1.9 mm

Leaf length3.5 mm

Leaf length max4 mm

Leaf length min2 mm

Leaf mass per area125 g/m2

Leaf size5.05 mm²

Leaf width2.5 mm

Leaf width max2.5 mm

Leaf width min1.5 mm

Petiole length0.03 cm

Plant height0.3 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 0.3 m · TRY: 0.182 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.05 m

Seed length0.67 mm

Seed mass0.036 mg

Seed width0.43 mm

Life cycle & reproduction13

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering endJan

Flowering startDec

Flowering timeynnnnnnnnnny

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years50 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity5 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shaperhomboidal

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)518 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)8.86 mm²/mg

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type408 records

Wild obs. + sensor266

Museum / vouchered137

Cultivated / captive3

Other2

Origin

Native25

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO440 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 accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 209≤1 km 22≤10 km 20

251 georeferenced · 15 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor266

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 accuracy47% within 1 km

≤100 m 25≤1 km 30≤10 km 54>10 km 9

118 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence137

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 3

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 institutions6 of 11 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Canberra, AU	44
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	31
Mount Annan, AU	25
Hobart, AU	10
Parkville, AU	6
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	6
Armidale, AU	5
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	4
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	3
AUAlocation not on record	2
Adelaide, AU	1

11 institutions · 137 of 137 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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