Ericaceae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Erica +‎ -aceae. === Proper noun === Ericaceae A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – many plants that can tolerate acidic, infertile, shady conditions. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Arbutoideae, Cassiopoideae, Enkianthoideae, Ericoideae, Harrimanelloideae, Monotropoideae, Styphelioideae, Vaccinioideae – subfamilies Acrothamnus, Acrotriche, Agapetes, Agarista, Agiortia, Allotropa, Andersonia, Andromeda, Androstoma, Anthopteropsis, Anthopterus, Arbutus, Archeria, Arctostaphylos, Arctous, Astroloma, Bejaria, Brachyloma, Bryanthus, Calluna, Calopteryx, Cassiope, Cavendishia, Ceratiola, Ceratostema, Chamaedaphne, Cheilotheca, Chimaphila, Coleanthera, Comarostaphylis, Conostephium, Corema, Cosmelia, Costera, Craibiodendron, Croninia, Cyathodes, Cyathopsis, Daboecia, Decatoca, Demosthenesia, Didonica, Dielsiodoxa, Dimorphanthera, Diogenesia, Disterigma, Dracophyllum, Elliottia, Empetrum, Enkianthus, Epacris, Epigaea, Eremotropa, Erica, Eubotryoides, Eubotrys, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Gonocalyx, Hemitomes, Kalmia, Kalmiopsis, Lateropora, Lebetanthus, Ledothamnus, Leucopogon, Leucothoe, Lissanthe, Lyonia, Lysinema, Macleania, Melichrus, Moneses, Monotropa, Monotropastrum, Monotropsis, Montitega, Mycerinus, Needhamiella, Notopora, Oreanthes, Oreocallis, Ornithostaphylos, Orthaea, Orthilia, Oxydendrum, Paphia, Pellegrinia, Pentachondra, Phyllodoce, Pieris, Pityopus, Planocarpa, Pleuricospora, Plutarchia, Polyclita, Prionotes, Psammisia, Pterospora, Pyrola, Rhododendron, Rhodothamnus, Rusbya, Sarcodes, Satyria, Semiramisia, Siphonandra, Sphenotoma, Sphyrospermum, Styphelia, Symphysia, Themistoclesia, Therorhodion, Thibaudia, Trochocarpa, Utleya, Vaccinium, Woollsia, Xylococcus, Zenobia – genera ==== Translations ==== === References === Ericaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ericaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ericaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ericaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ericaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information Ericaceae at APWeb “Ericaceae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026