Ericaceae

Ericaceae
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae

Ericaceae is a taxonomic family of dicot flowering plants commonly known as the Heath family. They also include the cranberry, blueberry, heather, huckleberry, azalea and rhododendron.

Genera

• Agarista (Florida hobblebush)
• Andromeda (bog rosemary)
• Arbutus (madrone)
• Arctostaphylos (manzanita)
• Bejaria (flyweed)
• Calluna (heather)
• Cassiope (mountain heather)
• Chamaedaphne (leatherleaf)
• Comarostaphylis (summer holly)
• Elliottia (elliottia)
• Enkianthus
• Epigaea (trailing arbutus)
• Erica (heath)
• Eubotrys
• Gaultheria (snowberry)
• Gaylussacia (huckleberry)
• Gonocalyx (brittleleaf)
• Harrimanella (harrimanella)
• Kalmia (laurel)
• Kalmiopsis (kalmiopsis)
• Ledum (Labrador tea)
• Leiophyllum (leiophyllum)
• Leucothoe (doghobble)
• Loiseleuria (loiseleuria)
• Lyonia (staggerbush)
• Menziesia (menziesia)
• Ornithostaphylos (ornithostaphylos)
• Oxydendrum (sourwood)
• Phyllodoce (mountainheath)
• Pieris (fetterbush)
• Rhododendron (rhododendron)
• Symphysia (symphysia)
• Vaccinium (blueberry)
• Xylococcus (mission manzanita)
• Zenobia (honeycup)

Gallery

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  Blueberry
  Genus: Vaccinium

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  Pink Gumpo Azalea
  Genus: Rhododendron

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  Rhododendron
  Genus: Rhododendron

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  Cranberry
  (Vaccinium oxycoccus )
  Genus: Vaccinium

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  Pyrola
  Genus: Pyrola

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  Heath
  Genus: Erica

References

• Ericaceae by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Ericaceae by Wikipedia