Epacris Cav.
Stamens inserted at the throat of the corolla tube. Anthers versatile, attached to filament above their middle Epacris
Leaves with an obtuse apex
Leaves with petiole less then 1 mm long
Leaves 2–4 mm long, 0.5–3 mm wide, ovate or elliptic to lanceolate, very thick.
Branchlets pubescent. Peduncles mostly less than 2 mm long. Leaves with a prominent thick keel. Sepals 2–3 mm long, obtuse (rarely a few almost acute). Corolla tube as long as the sepals, with 5 transverse thickenings inside near the base; lobes longer than the tube, broad, obtuse. Erect, bushy shrub up to 1 m high. Blue Mts, e.g. Linden, Woodford. Open situations. Ss. Fl. spring Epacris rigida
Branchlets glabrous. Peduncles 2–5 mm long. Thick keel on the leaves often scarcely prominent. Sepals less obtuse. Corolla tube shorter than the sepals to almost as long. Spreading or straggling shrub up to 30 cm high. Blue Mts, e.g. Mt. Wilson, Blackheath. On damp rocks in sheltered situations. Fl. summer. (not easily distinguished from E. rigida) Epacris muelleri