ERICACEAE
(heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Andromeda polifolia
Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary
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 		Species 3 images 1 ident. refs
Arbutus
strawberry trees
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 59 images 1 ident. refs
Arctostaphylos
bearberries
Plant (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images 1 ident. refs
Calluna vulgaris
Heather
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 		Species 28 images
Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry, Crowberry Agg.
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 25 images 1 ident. refs
Erica
bell heathers
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 		Genus 6 subtaxa 44 images 2 ident. refs
Gaultheria
prickly heaths
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images
Hypopitys monotropa
Yellow Bird’s-nest
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 25 images 2 ident. refs
Kalmia
sheep- and bog-laurels
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
Pyrola
wintergreens
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 35 images
Rhododendron
rhododendrons and azaleas
Tree (Click to open)
 		Genus 3 subtaxa 13 images 4 ident. refs
Vaccinium
bilberries and cranberries
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 54 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

ERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 690 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
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