Ericaceae

The Ericaceae () are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with about 4,250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants. The many well known and economically important members of the Ericaceae include the cranberry, blueberry, huckleberry, rhododendron (including azaleas), and various common heaths and heathers (Erica, Cassiope, Daboecia, and Calluna for example).

Cassiope is a genus of 18 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. It is the sole genus in the subfamily Cassiopoideae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions. The genus is named after Cassiopeia of Greek mythology.

Enkianthus is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the heath family, Ericaceae. Its native range is in Asia, as far west as the eastern Himalayas, as far south as Indochina, and as far north and east as China and Japan.

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Bejaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Diplycosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Plants of the World Online now treats the genus as a synonym of Gaultheria.

Disterigma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, sometimes referred to as the neotropical blueberries, native to Mexico and Central America as well as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Perú. These shrubs have adapted to thrive within montane cloud forests and páramos (high-altitude wet 'tundra' habitats), usually above 2,000 m (6,561') above sea level.

Dimorphanthera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Harrimanella is a genus of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, with a single species, Harrimanella hypnoides, also known as moss bell heather or moss heather.

Gonocalyx is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Diogenesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Notopora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Semiramisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Pellegrinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Didonica is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Demosthenesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

thumb | right | Ledothamnus sessiliflorus flower Ledothamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Six of the seven species of Ledothamnus are recorded from restricted distributions on the summits of tepuis in the Guayana Highlands in Bolívar and Amazonas states of Venezuela. One species, L. guyanensis is more widespread throughout much of Venezuelan Guayana and adjacent Brazil.

Craibiodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

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Oreanthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Themistoclesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Siphonandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

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Lateropora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

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Rusbya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. It only contains one known species, Rusbya taxifolia Britton

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Polyclita is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. It only contains one known species, Polyclita turbinata (Kuntze) A.C.Sm.