| Richea scoparia | |
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| Richea scoparia flowering in Mount Field National Park, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Richea |
| Species: | R. scoparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Richea scoparia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Richea angustifolia | |
Richea scoparia is a species of plant endemic to Tasmania. The genus Richea, forms part of the Ericaceae (formerly Epacridaceae) family, which are commonly heath-like shrubs.[3][4] The name refers to the erect bushy growth habit, described as a broom-like shrub, most commonly referred to as the honey bush or simply scoparia to many bushwalkers.[5]
- ^ "Richea scoparia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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Hooker, J.D. in Hooker, W.J. (1847). "Florae Tasmaniae Spicilegium: or, Contributions towards a Flora of Van Diemen's Land". London Journal of Botany. 6: 273.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Curtis, Winifred M., 1905- (1963). The student's flora of Tasmania. OCLC 770925389.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Menadue, Y; Crowden, RK (1983). "Morphological and chemical variation in populations of Richea scoparia and R. angustifolia (Epacridaceae)". Australian Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 73. doi:10.1071/bt9830073. ISSN 0067-1924.
- ^ Wapstra, Mark. (2010). Tasmanian plant names unravelled. Fullers Bookshop. ISBN 978-0-9804720-2-8. OCLC 681305362.