Everything about Heath Family totally explained
The
plant family Ericaceae (also called the
heath family or
ericaceous plants) are mostly
lime-hating or
calcifuge plants that thrive in
acid soils. Many well-known plants of the Ericaceae live in temperate climates, such as
cranberry,
blueberry,
heath,
heather,
huckleberry,
azalea and
rhododendron. However, the family also contains many tropical species.
The Ericaceae family consists of herbs, shrubs and trees with leaves that are alternate, simple and estipulate. Plants in this family are synoecious. Flowers in the family show considerable variability. The corollas are often sympetalous with shapes ranging from narrowly tubular to funnelform or widely bowl-shaped. The corollas are often actinomorhpic but flowers in the genus
Rhododendron have flowers that are often zygomorphic.
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).
Genera
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