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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Ericaceae
| image = Erica arborea.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''[[Tree heath|Erica arborea]]''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = '''Ericaceae'''
| familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text.
}}
The [[plant]] [[family (biology)|family]] '''Ericaceae''' (also called the ''heath family'' or ''ericaceous plants'') are mostly [[calcium oxide|lime]]-hating or [[calcifuge]] plants that thrive in [[acid]] [[soil]]s. The family Ericaceae includes numerous plants from mostly temperate climates: [[cranberry]], [[blueberry]], [[Erica|heath]], [[Calluna vulgaris|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. Most Ericaceae, except Monotropaceae, Prionotaceae and Pyrolaceae form [[ericoid mycorrhiza]]. This symbiotic relationship is considered crucial to the success of members of the family in [[Edaphic|edaphically]] stressful environments worldwide (Cairney and Meharg, 2003).
[[Image:Erica junonia00.jpg|thumb|left|<center>'''''Erica junonia'' [[Harry Bolus|Bolus]]'''</center>]]
{{-}}
== Genera ==
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Acrostemon]]''
*''[[Acrotriche]]''
*''[[Agapetes]]''
*''[[Agarista]]''
*''[[Allotropa]]''
*''[[Andersonia]]''
*''[[Bog-rosemary|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]]''
*''[[Crowberry|Empetrum]]''
*''[[Elliottia]]''
*''[[Epacris]]''
*''[[Epigaea]]''
*''[[Enkianthus]]''
*''[[Eremia]]''
*''[[Eremiella]]''
*''[[Erica]]''
*''[[Findlaya]]''
*''[[Gaultheria]]''
*''[[Gaylussacia]]''
*''[[Gonocalyx]]''
*''[[Grisebachia]]''
*''[[Harrimanella]]''
*''[[Hemitomes]]''
*''[[Kalmia]]''
*''[[Kalmiopsis]]''
*''[[Killipiella]]''
*''[[Lateropora]]''
*''[[Ledothamnus]]''
*''[[Ledum]]''
|
*''[[Leiophyllum]]''
*''[[Leucopogon]]''
*''[[Leucothoe (plant)|Leucothoe]]''
*''[[Loiseleuria]]''
*''[[Lyonia (Ericaceae)|Lyonia]]''
*''[[Macleana]]''
*''[[Macnabia]]''
*''[[Malea (genus)|Malea]]''
*''[[Menziesia]]''
*''[[Mitrastylus]]''
*''[[Moneses uniflora|Moneses]]''
*''[[Monotropa]]''
*''[[Monotropsis]]''
*''[[Mycerinus]]''
*''[[Nagelocarpus]]''
*''[[Notopora]]''
*''[[Oreanthes]]''
*''[[Ornithostaphylos]]''
*''[[Orthaea]]''
*''[[Orthilia]]''
*''[[Sourwood|Oxydendrum]]''
*''[[Pellegrinia]]''
*''[[Pentachondra]]''
*''[[Pernettyopsis]]''
*''[[Phyllodoce]]''
*''[[Pieris (plant)|Pieris]]''
*''[[Pityopus]]''
*''[[Platycalyx]]''
*''[[Pleuricospora]]''
*''[[Plutarchia]]''
*''[[Polyclita]]''
*''[[Prionotes]]''
|
*''[[Psammisia]]''<!-- BIOTROPICA 34(1): 68–80 -->
*''[[Pinedrops|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]]''
*''[[Woollsia]]''
*''[[Xylococcus (plant)|Xylococcus]]''
*''[[Zenobia (plant)|Zenobia]]''
|}
==External links==
{{commonscat|Ericaceae}}
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/ericacea.htm Ericaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.]
* [http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2 Neotropical blueberries reference at New York Botanical Garden (very detailed, keys to genera and species, etc.)]
==References==
*Cairney, JWG & Meharg, AA (2003). Ericoid mycorrhiza: a partnership that exploits harsh edaphic conditions. ''European Journal of Soil Science'' '''54''', 735-740.
[[Category:Plant families]]
[[Category:Ericales]]
[[Category:Ericaceae|*]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Ericaceae
| image = Erica arborea.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''[[Tree heath|Erica arborea]]''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = '''Ericaceae'''
| familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision = See text.
}}
The [[plant]] [[family (biology)|family]] '''Ericaceae''' (also called the ''heath family'' or ''ericaceous plants'') are mostly [[calcium oxide|lime]]-hating or [[calcifuge]] plants that thrive in [[acid]] [[soil]]s. The family Ericaceae includes numerous plants from mostly temperate climates: [[cranberry]], [[blueberry]], [[Erica|heath]], [[Calluna vulgaris|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. Most Ericaceae, except Monotropaceae, Prionotaceae and Pyrolaceae form [[ericoid mycorrhiza]]. This symbiotic relationship is considered crucial to the success of members of the family in [[Edaphic|edaphically]] stressful environments worldwide (Cairney and Meharg, 2003).
[[Image:Erica junonia00.jpg|thumb|left|<center>'''''Erica junonia'' [[Harry Bolus|Bolus]]'''</center>]]
{{-}}
== Genera ==
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Acrostemon]]''
*''[[Acrotriche]]''
*''[[Agapetes]]''
*''[[Agarista]]''
*''[[Allotropa]]''
*''[[Andersonia]]''
*''[[Bog-rosemary|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]]''
*''[[Crowberry|Empetrum]]''
*''[[Elliottia]]''
*''[[Epacris]]''
*''[[Epigaea]]''
*''[[Enkianthus]]''
*''[[Eremia]]''
*''[[Eremiella]]''
*''[[Erica]]''
*''[[Findlaya]]''
*''[[Gaultheria]]''
*''[[Gaylussacia]]''
*''[[Gonocalyx]]''
*''[[Grisebachia]]''
*''[[Harrimanella]]''
*''[[Hemitomes]]''
*''[[Kalmia]]''
*''[[Kalmiopsis]]''
*''[[Killipiella]]''
*''[[Lateropora]]''
*''[[Ledothamnus]]''
*''[[Ledum]]''
|
*''[[Leiophyllum]]''
*''[[Leucopogon]]''
*''[[Leucothoe (plant)|Leucothoe]]''
*''[[Loiseleuria]]''
*''[[Lyonia (Ericaceae)|Lyonia]]''
*''[[Macleana]]''
*''[[Macnabia]]''
*''[[Malea (genus)|Malea]]''
*''[[Menziesia]]''
*''[[Mitrastylus]]''
*''[[Moneses uniflora|Moneses]]''
*''[[Monotropa]]''
*''[[Monotropsis]]''
*''[[Mycerinus]]''
*''[[Nagelocarpus]]''
*''[[Notopora]]''
*''[[Oreanthes]]''
*''[[Ornithostaphylos]]''
*''[[Orthaea]]''
*''[[Orthilia]]''
*''[[Sourwood|Oxydendrum]]''
*''[[Pellegrinia]]''
*''[[Pentachondra]]''
*''[[Pernettyopsis]]''
*''[[Phyllodoce]]''
*''[[Pieris (plant)|Pieris]]''
*''[[Pityopus]]''
*''[[Platycalyx]]''
*''[[Pleuricospora]]''
*''[[Plutarchia]]''
*''[[Polyclita]]''
*''[[Prionotes]]''
|
*''[[Psammisia]]''<!-- BIOTROPICA 34(1): 68–80 -->
*''[[Pinedrops|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]]''
*''[[Woollsia]]''
*''[[Xylococcus (plant)|Xylococcus]]''
*''[[Zenobia (plant)|Zenobia]]''
|}
==External links==
{{commonscat|Ericaceae}}
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/ericacea.htm Ericaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.]
* [http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2 Neotropical blueberries reference at New York Botanical Garden (very detailed, keys to genera and species, etc.)]
==References==
*Cairney, JWG & Meharg, AA (2003). Ericoid mycorrhiza: a partnership that exploits harsh edaphic conditions. ''European Journal of Soil Science'' '''54''', 735-740.
[[Category:Plant families]]
[[Category:Ericales]]
[[Category:Ericaceae|*]]
