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Epacridaceae: Epacris, Woollsia, Styphelia, Leucopogon, Trochocarpa, etc.

A weekend of so ago, I was doing some volunteer work in the U. C.
Berkeley Herbarium. One of the tasks reserved for lucky volunteers is
the filing of vouchers back into the cases. I had a whole bunch (=50?)
vouchers in the Epacridaceae, with the genii listed above. They all
seemed to come from Australia. On the World Wide Web I learned they are
in Order Ericales, which makes sense since many specimens looked
somewhat like heaths. The family occurs in Australia, south-east Asia,
some Pacific Islands, and South America. I also learned that Epacris
impressa (pink form) is the state floral emblem for Victoria, Australia. 

So the questions would be:

1. Do any of the Epacridaceae occur in what we consider the
Mediterranean regions of Australia?

2. Are there members of the family that have horticultural value? Or,
that members of medit-plants grow in their gardens?

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