Editing Epacris impressa (section)

==Floral emblem of Victoria==
In 1951, at a meeting of representatives of government and other bodies, it was agreed that the pink form of the common heath, the "pink heath", be adopted as the official [[floral emblem]] for the state of Victoria.<ref Name=ANBG/> Victoria was the first Australian state to adopt a floral emblem.<ref Name=ANBG>{{cite web |last=Boden |first=Anne |title=Common Heath |work=Floral Emblems of Australia |publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens and Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/vic.emblem.html |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> The proclamation, made on 11 November 1958 by the Governor, [[Dallas Brooks]], was as follows:

{{quote|I, the Governor of the State of Victoria, in the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of the said State, do by this my Proclamation declare that the Pink Form of the Common Heath, ''Epacris impressa'' Labill., be adopted as the Floral Emblem for the State of Victoria"<ref name=gazette>{{Cite journal|author=Brooks, Dallas |title=Floral Emblem for the State of Victoria|journal=Victoria Government Gazette|date=12 November 1958|issue=98|page=3572|url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1958&class=general&page_num=3571&state=V&classNum=G98|access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref>}}

An Australian stamp series of [[list of Australian floral emblems|state floral emblems]] was issued in 1968. The pink heath was featured on the 13 cent stamp.<ref name=ANBG/><ref name=ANPSA2>{{cite web |title=''Epacris impressa'' |work=Australian Plants on Postage Stamps |publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/stamps/stamp.455.html |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref> In 2014, a 70-cent stamp labelled as "Common Heath" was issued.<ref name=ANPSA2a>{{cite web |title=''Epacris impressa'' |work=Australian Plants on Postage Stamps |publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/stamps/stamp-epacris-impressa-2014.html |access-date=29 May 2014}}</ref> The pink heath is also depicted on the [[Driving licence in Australia|Victorian driver's licence]].<ref name=Silkstone>{{cite news |title=Scientist warns on state emblem lost to freeway |last=Silkstone |first=Dan |url= http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/scientist-warns-on-state-emblem-lost-to-freeway/2005/07/31/1122748527229.html|work=The Age |date= 1 August 2005 |access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref> In 1973, a depiction of pink heath was added to the [[Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia)|armorial bearings for Victoria]].<ref name=parliament>{{cite web |title=Parliament of Victoria Crest |publisher=Parliament of Victoria |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-parliamentary-system/symbols |access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref>