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The plant family Ericaceae (also called the heath family or ericaceous plants) are mostly lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. The family Ericaceae includes numerous plants from mostly temperate climates: cranberry, blueberry, heath, 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 edaphically stressful environments worldwide (Cairney and Meharg, 2003).
[edit] Genera
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- 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
- Zenobia
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[edit] External links
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- Cairney, JWG & Meharg, AA (2003). Ericoid mycorrhiza: a partnership that exploits harsh edaphic conditions. European Journal of Soil Science 54, 735-740.
