Ericaceae

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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Ericaceae | image = Erica arborea.JPG | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Erica arborea | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Ericales | familia = Ericaceae | familia_authority = Juss. | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text. }}

The plant family Ericaceae (also called the 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.

Recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has resulted in the inclusion of the formerly recognised families Empetraceae, Epacridaceae, Monotropaceae, Prionotaceae and Pyrolaceae into Ericaceae.

Genera

Acrostemon Acrotriche Agapetes Agarista Allotropa Andersonia Andromeda Anomalanthus Anthopteropsis Anthopterus Arachnocalyx Arbutus Arctostaphylos Astroloma Bejaria Brachyloma Bruckenthalia Bryanthus Calluna Calopteryx Cassiope Cavendishia Ceratiola Ceratostema Chamaedaphne Chimaphila Coccosperma Coilostigma Comarostaphylis Conostephium Corema Costera

Craibiodendron Cyathodes Daboecia Demosthenesia Didonica Dimorphanthera Diogenesia Diplarche Diplycosia Disterigma Dracophyllum Empetrum Epacris Epigaea Eremia Eremiella Erica Findlaya Gaultheria Gaylussacia Gonocalyx Grisebachia Harrimanella Hemitomes Kalmia Kalmiopsis Killipiella Lateropora Ledothamnus Ledum Leiophyllum Leucopogon

Leucothoe Loiseleuria Lyonia Macleana Macnabia Malea Menziesia Mitrastylus Moneses Monotropa Monotropsis Mycerinus Nagelocarpus Notopora Oreanthes Ornithostaphylos Orthaea Orthilia Oxydendrum Pellegrinia Pentachondra Pernettyopsis Phyllodoce Pieris Pityopus Platycalyx Pleuricospora Plutarchia Polyclita Prionotes Psammisia Pterospora

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

External Reference

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• Ericaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
• Neotropical blueberries reference at New York Botanical Garden (very detailed, keys to genera and species, etc.)da:Lyng-familien

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