ericaceae
Noun
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Heathers (synset 112246839)
is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
- ericales, order ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae
member holonym:- heath - a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
- genus erica - large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths
- genus andromeda - low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere
- genus arbutus - large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona
- arctostaphylos, genus arctostaphylos - bearberry; manzanita
- bruckenthalia, genus bruckenthalia - a genus containing only one species: spike heath
- genus bryanthus - a genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce
- calluna, genus calluna - one species
- cassiope, genus cassiope - low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers
- chamaedaphne, genus chamaedaphne - one species: leatherleaf
- daboecia, genus daboecia - a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae
- epigaea, genus epigaea - small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus
- gaultheria, genus gaultheria - widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
- gaylussacia, genus gaylussacia - deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries
- genus kalmia - erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel
- genus ledum, ledum - evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions
- genus leiophyllum, leiophyllum - one species: sand myrtle
- genus leucothoe - American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs
- genus loiseleuria, loiseleuria - one species: alpine azalea
- genus lyonia, lyonia - evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya
- genus menziesia, menziesia - deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia
- genus oxydendrum, oxydendrum - sourwood
- genus phyllodoce, phyllodoce - small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs
- genus pieris, pieris - decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines
- genus rhododendron - large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers
- genus vaccinium, vaccinium - evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries
same as: family ericaceae, heath family
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