Editing Epacris impressa (section)

==Description==
''Epacris impressa'' grows as a woody shrub with an erect [[Habit (biology)|habit]], sometimes reaching {{convert|2|to|3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} in height although plants in the range of {{convert|0.5|to|1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall are more commonly observed. The branches are stiff and have small leaves with prickly, pointed apices that are {{convert|8|-|16|mm|in|sigfig=1|frac=8|abbr=on}} long. The flowers mainly occur between late autumn and early spring, arising in dense and sometimes pendulous clusters along the stems. White, pink or red in colour, they are {{convert|1|-|2|cm|abbr=on|frac=8}} and are narrow and tubular with five indentations on the base.<ref name=Corrick>{{cite book|author1=Corrick, Margaret G. |author2=Fuhrer, Bruce A. | title=Wildflowers of Victoria and Adjoining Areas| publisher=Bloomings Books|location= Melbourne, Victoria | year=2001 | isbn=1-876473-14-2|page=73}}</ref><ref name=APNI23924>{{APNI | name = ''Epacris impressa'' var. ''grandiflora'' Benth.  | id =23924 }}</ref> The [[Catacorolla|corolla]] of the flower is formed by five [[petal]]s, fused at the base to form a tubelike structure, with the free petal ends forming five lobes at the apex. There are five whorled [[sepal]]s at the base of the corolla. Within the corolla is a central [[Gynoecium#the stigma and style|style]] that persists through development of the fruit.<ref name="Bailey88"/><ref name=eflorasa/> The style connects the [[Stigma (botany)|stigma]] at the apex and [[Ovary (botany)|ovary]] at the base, where the [[nectar]] is also located.<ref name="Bailey88">{{cite journal|author=Bailey, Peter |date=1988|title=The Flower – Part 3 |journal=Australian Plants|volume=14|issue=115|pages=295–96}}</ref> Different colour forms are often observed growing near each other.<ref name=Viridans>{{cite book |title=Wild Plants of Victoria (database)|year=2009 |publisher=Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment}}</ref> The fruit is a 5-[[locule]] capsule that is about {{convert|3.5|mm|in|frac=8|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref name=eflorasa/><ref name=RBG8623>{{cite web|title=''Epacris''|work=Flora of Victoria Knowledge Base|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne|url=http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/dbpages/dev/vicflora/index.php/viclist/name/8623|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200329/http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/dbpages/dev/vicflora/index.php/viclist/name/8623|archive-date=2014-07-14|access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=NSW>{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Epacris~impressa |title=''Epacris impressa'' |access-date=22 April 2010 |work= PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}</ref> It is globular in shape, sometimes with one end flattened.<ref name=eflorasa/>  Initially green, it dries and splits, releasing numerous tiny seeds.<ref name=eflorasa/><ref name=Elliot>{{cite web|author=Elliot, Gwen|title=Growing ''Epacris'' from seed|publisher=Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)|url=http://anpsa.org.au/epacris7.html|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=ANBG/>