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.

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.