Epacris rhombifolia

Epacris rhombifolia is an erect shrub with several main stems and that typically grows to a height of up to 2 2 m (6 ft 7 in). Its young stems are reddish-brown and covered with short, soft, downy hairs when young. The leaves are rhombic, 2.0–4.5 mm (0.079–0.177 in) long and 1.5–3.5 mm (0.059–0.138 in) wide, more or less flat and overlapping each other when young. They are glabrous, have indistinct veins and a petiole 0.3–0.8 mm (0.012–0.031 in) long. The flowers are white, 3.8–5 mm (0.15–0.20 in) wide and arranged in leaf axils, spreading down the branches and have white petals forming a bell-shaped tube. The buds are surrounded by 16 to 20 white, egg-shaped bracts and white, egg-shaped sepals 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long and longer than the petal tube. The petal tube is about 1 mm (0.039 in) long, 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) wide and the lobes are about 1.7 mm (0.067 in) long and do not overlap. Flowering occurs from December to March and the fruit that follows are capsules about 2 mm (0.079 in) long and wide.

Epacris rhombifolia grows in wet heath in subalpine areas of Lake Mountain, Mount Baw Baw and the ranges north of Licola in Victoria and in the Barrington Tops, Wingello and Oberon districts of New South Wales.

Mountain coral heath has horticultural merit with its display of dainty flowers. It is suitable for a small, permanently moist, sheltered garden and can be grown in containers.

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