who was the first biologist to identify them?
1793.
Epacris impressa
The type specimen of common heath was collected in 1793 by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) during a voyage with Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Labillardière described it in his 1805 work "Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen", giving it its current name "Epacris impressa". The Latin specific epithet "impressa" (meaning "impressed" or "indented") alludes to the indentations on the floral tube. The original mounted specimen is currently held at the National Herbarium of Victoria at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
what is epacris impressa? It is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae. which region will you find them in? Southeast Australia (the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales). what is the color of their flowers? Red, pink or white. how big are those blossoms? UNANSWERABLE
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Epacris impressa [SEP] Taxonomy
The type specimen of common heath was collected in 1793 by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) during a voyage with Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Labillardière described it in his 1805 work "Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen", giving it its current name "Epacris impressa". The Latin specific epithet "impressa" (meaning "impressed" or "indented") alludes to the indentations on the floral tube. 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.