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Fuchsia heath or cigarette flower
Epacris longiflora
About
Epacris longiflora, commonly known as fuchsia heath or cigarette flower, is a plant in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with egg-shaped, pointed leaves and red tube-shaped flowers which give the plant its name longiflora and are usually present throughout the year. Its native range extends from the central coast of New South Wales to southern Queensland.
- Family
- Ericaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Epacris longiflora
- Slug
- epacris-longiflora
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Epacris
- Species
- longiflora
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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