Richea continentis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Richea

|species = continentis

|authority = B.L.Burtt

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Richea continentis, the candle heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to Australia. It is multi-branched shrub growing to between {{convert|0.5|and|1|m}} high.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Richea~continentis |title=Richea continentis |access-date=2009-12-29 |work= PlantNET – New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}} Leaves are {{convert|1|to|4|cm|abbr=on}} long.{{cite book|author1=Corrick, M.G. |author2=Fuhrer, B.A. |name-list-style=amp | title=Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas| publisher=Bloomings Books|location= Australia | year=2001 | isbn=1876473142}} The inflorescence is {{convert|30|cm|abbr=on}} long with white to greenish-white flowers The species was first formally described by English botanist Brian Laurence Burtt in 1942 in Botanical Magazine, based on the type specimen collected at Mount Hotham by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Richea+continentis |title=Richea continentis |access-date=2009-12-29 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}} It occurs near watercourses or bogs in alpine or sub-alpine wet heathland in Victoria and New South Wales.