australian heath

Noun
  1. Any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae;
    Most are of the Australian region (synset 112273383)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    subtypes:
    • epacris - any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers
    • australian grass tree, richea dracophylla - stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
    • grass tree, richea pandanifolia, tree heath - gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
    belongs to: epacridaceae, epacris family, family epacridaceae - Australasian shrubs or small trees

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