Heath family
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

Eremia Eremiella Erica Findlaya Gaultheria Gaylussacia Gonocalyx Grisebachia Harrimanella Kalmia Kalmiopsis Killipiella Lateropora Ledothamnus Ledum Leiophyllum Leucothoe 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.

External Reference

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

as of 2002-07-07

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