Ericaceae

Table of contents

1 Placement 2 Synonyms and common names 3 Reference 4 Text 5 Children

Placement

Kingdom Plantae

Division Magnoliophyta -- angiosperms, flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida -- dicotyledons

Order Ericales

Family Ericaceae

Ericaceae or ericaceous plants are lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. They are commonly known as the Heath Family.

Synonyms and common names

Heather family

Reference

http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/ericacea.htm
as of 2002-07-07

Text

Ericaceae includes cranberry, blueberry, heath, heather, huckleberry, azalea and rhododendron.

Children

• Acrostemon
• Agapetes
• Agarista
• Andromeda
• Anomalanthus
• Anthopteropsis
• Anthopterus
• Arachnocalyx
• Arbutus
• Arctostaphylos
• Bejaria
• Bruckenthalia
• Bryanthus
• Calluna
• Calopteryx
• Cassiope
• Cavendishia
• Ceratostema
• Chamaedaphne
• Coccosperma
• Coilostigma
• Comarostaphylis
• Costera
• Craibiodendron
• Daboecia
• Demosthenesia
• Didonica
• Dimorphanthera
• Diogenesia
• Diplarche
• Diplycosia
• Disterigma
• Eremia
• Eremiella
• Erica
• Findlaya
• Gaultheria
• Gaylussacia
• Gonocalyx
• Grisebachia
• Harrimanella
• Kalmia
• Kalmiopsis
• Killipiella
• Lateropora
• Ledothamnus
• Ledum
• Leiophyllum
• Leucothoë
• Loiseleuria
• Lyonia
• Macleana
• Macnabia
• Malea
• Menziesia
• Mitrastylus
• Mycerinus
• Nagelocarpus
• Notopora
• Oreanthes
• Ornithostaphylos
• Orthaea
• Oxydendrum
• Pellegrinia
• Pernettya
• Pernettyopsis
• Phyllodoce
• Pieris
• Platycalyx
• Plutarchia
• Polyclita
• Psammisia
• Rhododendron
• Rhodothamnus
• Rusbya
• Salaxis
• Satyria
• Scyphogyne
• Semiramisia
• Simocheilus
• Siphonandra
• Sphyrospermum
• Stokoeanthus
• Sympieza
• Syndsmanthus
• Tepuia
• Thamnus
• Themistoclesia
• Therorhodion
• Thibaudia
• Thoracosperma
• Tsusiophyllum
• Utleya
• Vaccinium
• Xylococcus
• Zenobia.