Epacris stuartii

Botanical Name: Epacris stuartii
Common Name:  Southport heath or Stuart’s heath
Family:  Ericaceae
Size: 0.3-0.75 m H x 0.3-0.5m W.

Leaves: Glossy, thick and flat, heart shaped to oval, 4-9mm L x 3-5 mm W.
Flowers: White, tubular, form loose clusters towards end of stem.
Flowering Time: Late winter to early spring.
Fruit: Capsule containing many tiny seeds. 

Habitat/distribution: Small erect or semi prostrate shrub.  Grows in well drained shallow soil or rocky outcrops with little or no soil or moss.  Occurs in heathland on an exposed dolerite point.  Endemic to Tasmania.
Where to See: Restricted to Southport Bluff Tasmania.
Other notes: Tasmanian Status -Endangered.  Commonwealth Status – Critically endangered.   Less than 1000 plants in the wild.  Short range seed dispersal of less than a few metres per plant is thought to be the reason the population is isolated.  An ex situ population has been established on Southport Island to mitigate risk of extinction.  To cultivate, requires moist well drained soil, some shade.  Can propagate from seeds or cuttings