Ericaceae
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
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- 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
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- 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.
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External Reference
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/ericacea.htm
as of 2002-07-07