| Common Name: | Heath |
| Synonym: | Epacris microphylla var. gunnii |
| Family: | Epacridaceae |
| Size: | 0.5-1m x 0.5-1m |
| Description: | Erect shrub with shortly hairy branchlets. |
| Leaves: | Crowded, concave heart-shaped leaves, 2-6.5mm x 1.8-5.5mm, tip tapering to sharp point. |
| Flowering: | Small bell flowers along branches in leaf axils. Tube of bell shorter than calyx. |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Flowering Time: | April to October |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to wet soil in lowland swamps. Frost tolerant. Semi shade. Very rare locally, becoming extinct through loss of habitat. |
| Garden Use: | Attractive plant for small gardens, rockeries, containers. Does not like to dry out in summer. Responds to pruning. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 8, 12, 19, 22, 30 |
| Conservation Status: | Significant within the Shire. Locally rare, now extinct in several local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary. |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | Nectar |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |