Sprengelia incarnata

Sprengelia incarnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Sprengelia
Species:	S. incarnata
Binomial name
	Sprengelia incarnata; Sm.
Synonyms
	Sprengelia montana R.Br. ; Sprengelia propinqua A.Cunn. ex DC.; Sprengelia incarnata var. brevistylis Maiden & Camfield;

Sprengelia incarnata, commonly known as pink swamp-heath, is a plant species in the family Ericacae. It is endemic to Australia. It is an upright shrub growing to between 0.5 and 2 metres high. The leaves are 5 to 20 mm long and wrap around the stems. Clusters of pink flowers appear between June and November in the species native range.^[2]

The species was first formally described by English botanist James Edward Smith in 1794.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b APNI (2012), "Sprengelia incarnata", Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra, retrieved 2012-10-26
^ PlantNet (2012), "Sprengelia incarnata", PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia, retrieved 2012-10-26

[Apni2012-1] APNI (2012), "Sprengelia incarnata", Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra, retrieved 2012-10-26

[2] PlantNet (2012), "Sprengelia incarnata", PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia, retrieved 2012-10-26

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