Ericaceae

Ericaceae
Leptecophylla juniperina
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Faimily:	Ericaceae Juss.
Teep genus
Erica L.
Subfaimilies
Enkianthoideae Pyroloideae Monotropoideae Arbutoideae Cassiopoideae Ericoideae Harrimanelloideae Styphelioideae Vaccinioideae

Ericaceae, commonly kent as the heath or heather faimily, is a group o flouerin plants foond maist commonly in acid an infertile growin conditions. The faimily is lairge, wi roughly 4000 species spread ower 126 genera, makin it the 14t maist speciose faimily o flouerin plants.

Heather in Scotland

Systematics

The faimily includes 9 subfaimilies, 126 genera, an c. 4000 species:

1. Enkianthoideae Kron, Judd & Anderberg (1 genus, 16 species)
2. Pyroloideae Kosteltsky (4 genera, 40 species)
3. Monotropoideae Arnott (10 genera, 15 species)
4. Arbutoideae Niedenzu (5 genera, 80 species)
5. Cassiopoideae Kron & Judd (1 genus, 12 species)
6. Ericoideae Link (19 genera, 1790 species)
7. Harrimanelloideae Kron & Judd (1 genus, 2 species)
8. Styphelioideae Sweet (35 genera, 545 species)
9. Vaccinioideae Arnott (50 genera, 1580 species)