 The original mounted specimen is currently held at the National Herbarium of Victoria at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.A number of specimens once described as separate species are now regarded as "Epacris impressa", with no recognised subspecies.Scottish botanist Robert Brown described "Epacris ruscifolia" in his 1810 work "Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen" alongside "E. impressa".