Epacris purpurascens var. purpurascens

'Epacris purpurascens'' var. purpurascens''' is rare Australian plant from the heath family. Commonly known as the Port Jackson heath, this small plant grows in swamps and scrubby country on sandstone based soils around the Gosford and Sydney region of central eastern New South Wales. See also Epacris purpurascens var. onosmiflora.