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The entire order contains over 8,000 species, of which the Ericaceae account for 2,000–4,000 species (by various estimates). According to molecular studies, the lineage that led to Ericales diverged from other plants about 127 million years [ 4 ] or diversified 110 million years ago.
The Ericaceae (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ k eɪ s i. aɪ,-iː /) are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with about 4,250 known species spread across 124 genera, [ 2 ] making it the 14th most species-rich family of flowering plants ...
Ericales and Cornales, two orders of flowering plants, are often called the basal asterids. [1] [2] [3] [a] [b] Like most asterids, these species tend to have petals that are fused with each other and with the bases of the stamens, and just one integument (covering) around the embryo sac.
Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. [3] The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves (less than 2–3 millimetres long), and the ...
Sarraceniaceae are a family of pitcher plants, belonging to order Ericales (reassigned from Nepenthales).. The family comprises three extant genera: Sarracenia (North American pitcher plants), Darlingtonia (the cobra lily or California pitcher plant), and Heliamphora (sun pitchers).
For guidance on categorizing articles on plant families by rank, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Plants/Categorization#Taxonomic rank categories. Pages in category "Ericales families" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Ericoideae is a subfamily of Ericaceae, containing nineteen genera, and 1,790 species, the largest of which is Rhododendron, followed by Erica. The Ericoideae bear spiral leaves with flat laminae. The pedicel is articulated and the flowers are pendulous or erect, and monosymmetric, with an abaxial median sepal .
Erica (heaths or heathers) is a large genus of flowering trees, shrubs, and subshrubs most diverse in southern Africa but found throughout the continent and in Europe. They have been introduced to Australia and North America.