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The Ericaceae (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ k eɪ s i. aɪ,-iː /) 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, [ 2 ] making it the 14th most species-rich family of flowering plants ...
Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. [3] The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves (less than 2–3 millimetres long), and the ...
Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, [1] is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.It is a low-growing evergreen shrub growing to 20 to 50 centimetres (8 to 20 in) tall, or rarely to 1 metre (40 in) and taller, [2] and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade.
Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria bidwillii: bunya-bunya Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria columnaris: Cook pine Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria cunninghamii: Moreton Bay pine; hoop pine Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family) Araucaria heterophylla: Norfolk Island pine Araucariaceae (monkey-puzzle family)
Bell heather, Erica cinerea, is the type species of the family. This is a list of genera in the plant family Ericaceae , which includes the heaths , heathers , epacrids , and blueberries . As currently circumscribed, the family contains about 4000 species into more than 120 genera classified into 9 subfamilies.
Ceratostema is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs and lianas in the heather family (Ericaceae). [1] Species. Image Scientific name Distribution
Kalmia is a genus of about ten species of evergreen shrubs from 0.2–5 m tall, in the family Ericaceae (heath). They are native to North America (mainly in the eastern half of the continent) and Cuba.
Gaultheria shallon is an evergreen shrub in the heather family , native to western North America. In English, it is known as salal , shallon , or (mainly in Britain) gaultheria . Description