» australian heath

Noun (1 meaning)

1. any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region.

Australian heath

australian heath is a type of:
  • shrub, bush (noun) - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
types of australian heath:
  • Australian grass tree, Richea dracophylla (noun) - stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
  • epacris (noun) - any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers
  • tree heath, grass tree, Richea pandanifolia (noun) - gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
australian heath is a member of: