Ericaceae

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Heath family
Erica arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae
Genera
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The plant Family Ericaceae (Heath Family) or ericaceous plants are mostly lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. The Family Ericaceae includes numerous plants from mostly temperate climates: cranberry, blueberry, heath, heather, huckleberry, azalea and rhododendron are well-known examples.

Genera

Acrostemon Agapetes Agarista Andromeda Anomalanthus Anthopteropsis Anthopterus Arachnocalyx Arbutus Arctostaphylos Bejaria Bruckenthalia Bryanthus Calluna Calopteryx Cassiope Cavendishia Ceratiola Ceratostema Chamaedaphne Coccosperma Coilostigma Comarostaphylis Costera Craibiodendron Daboecia

Demosthenesia Didonica Dimorphanthera Diogenesia Diplarche Diplycosia Disterigma Epigaea Eremia Eremiella Erica Findlaya Gaultheria Gaylussacia Gonocalyx Grisebachia Harrimanella Kalmia Kalmiopsis Killipiella Lateropora Ledothamnus Ledum Leiophyllum Leucothoe

Loiseleuria Lyonia Macleana Macnabia Malea Menziesia Mitrastylus Monotropa Mycerinus Nagelocarpus Notopora Oreanthes Ornithostaphylos Orthaea Orthilia Oxydendrum Pellegrinia Pernettya Pernettyopsis Phyllodoce Pieris Platycalyx Plutarchia Polyclita Psammisia

Pyrola Rhododendron Rhodothamnus Rusbya Salaxis Satyria Scyphogyne Semiramisia Simocheilus Siphonandra Sphyrospermum Stokoeanthus Sympieza Syndsmanthus Tepuia Thamnus Themistoclesia Therorhodion Thibaudia Thoracosperma Tsusiophyllum Utleya Vaccinium Xylococcus Zenobia

External Reference

• http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/ericacea.htm
  

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