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 links

• 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.)

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