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Taxon: Family Ericaceae Juss. (1789), nom. cons. - heath family (plant)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                 Clade natates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                   Clade photaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                     Clade eucorta Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                       Superkingdom Corticata Lankester, 1878 - corticates
                         Kingdom Plantae Haeckel (1866) - plants
                           Subkingdom Viridiplantae Caval.-Sm. (1981) - green plants
                             Infrakingdom Streptophyta Caval.-Sm. (1993)
                               Clade Phragmoplastophyta Lecointre & Le Guyader 2006 [Hall, McCourt, Delwiche, Mishler & Karol 2020]
                                 Clade Embryophytaᵀ Engler 1887 [Mishler & Qiu 2020]
                                   Clade Pan-Tracheophytaᵀ Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
                                     Clade Apo-Tracheophytaᵀ Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
                                       [crown] Phylum Tracheophytaᵀ Sinnott ex Caval.-Sm. (1998) - vascular plants
                                         Clade Pan-Euphyllophytaᵀ Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
                                           Clade Euphyllophytaᵀ Lecointre & Le Guyader 2006 [Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
                                             Clade Pan-Spermatophytaᵀ Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Cantino, Doyle & Donoghue 2020]
                                               Clade Lignophytaᵀ Crane & Kenrick 1997, nom. cl. inval.
                                                 Clade Apo-Spermatophytaᵀ Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Cantino, Doyle & Donoghue 2020]
                                                   [crown] Subphylum Spermatophytinaᵀ Caval.-Sm. (1998) - seed plants
                                                     Clade Pan-Angiospermae Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Doyle, Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
                                                       [crown] Class Magnoliopsidaᵀ Brongn. (1843)
                                                         Clade Mesangiospermaeᵀ Donoghue, Doyle & Cantino 2007 [Donoghue, Doyle & Cantino 2020]
                                                           Clade Tricolpataeᵀ Donoghue, Doyle & Cantino 2007 [Donoghue, Doyle & Cantino 2020]
                                                             Clade Eudicotyledoneaeᵀ Donoghue, Doyle & Cantino 2007 [Donoghue, Doyle & Cantino 2020]
                                                               Clade Gunneridaeᵀ Soltis, Soltis & Judd 2007 [Soltis, Soltis & Judd 2020]
                                                                 Clade Pentapetalaeᵀ Soltis, Soltis & Judd 2007 [Soltis, Soltis & Judd 2020]
                                                                   Clade Superasteridaeᵀ Judd, Soltis & Soltis 2011 [Judd, Soltis & Soltis 2020]
                                                                     Superorder Asteranaeᵀ Takht. (1967)
                                                                       Order Ericales Bercht. & J.Presl (1820)
                                                                         Family Ericaceaeᵀ Juss. (1789), nom. cons. - heath family
                                                                           Genus Acrostemon Klotzsch (1838)
                                                                           Genus Acrothamnus Quinn
                                                                           Genus Agauria Benth. & Hook.fil.
                                                                           Genus Agiortia Quinn
                                                                           Genus †Andromedites Ettingshausen (1855)
                                                                           Genus Androstoma Hook.
                                                                           Genus Anomalanthus Klotzsch (1838)
                                                                           Genus Anthopteropsis A.C.Sm. (1941)
                                                                           Genus Anthopterus Hook. (1839)
                                                                           Genus Arachnocalyx R.H. Compton (1935)
                                                                           Genus †Arbutites Ettingshausen (1868)
                                                                           Genus †Arctostaphyloides F. Kirchheimer (1936)
                                                                           Genus Arctous (A.Gray) Niedenzu (1889)
                                                                           Genus Befaria Mutis ex L. (1771)
                                                                           Genus Brachyloma Sonder (1845)
                                                                           Genus Brossea
                                                                           Genus Budawangia Telford
                                                                           Genus Choristemon Williamson (1924)
                                                                           Genus Coccosperma Klotzsch (1838)
                                                                           Genus Coilostigma Klotzsch (1838)
                                                                           Genus Coleanthera Stschegel (1859)
                                                                           Genus Conostephium Bentham, in Endl. et al. (1837)
                                                                           Genus Costera J.J.Sm. (1910)
                                                                           Genus Croninia J.M.Powell
                                                                           Genus †Cyathodophyllum Jordan et al. (2010)
                                                                           Genus Cyathopsis Brongn. & Gris (1864)
                                                                           Genus Decatoca F.Muell. (1889)
                                                                           Genus Demosthenesia A.C.Sm.
                                                                           Genus †Dermatophyllites Göpp. (1845)
                                                                           Genus Didonica J.L. Luteyn & R.L. Wilbur (1977)
                                                                           Genus Diogenesia Sleumer (1934)
                                                                           Genus †Epacridiphyllum Velen. & Viniklár (1931)
                                                                           Genus †Epacriphyllum Jordan & Hill (1995)
                                                                           Genus Eremiella R.H. Compton (1953)
                                                                           Genus †Ericiphyllum H. Conwentz (1886)
                                                                           Genus Gonocalyx Planchon & Linden, in Lindl. (1856)
                                                                           Genus Grisebachia Klotzsch (1838)
                                                                           Genus Herpothamnus Small
                                                                           Genus Hugeria Small
                                                                           Genus Hymenanthes Blume
                                                                           Genus Hypopitys Hill
                                                                           Genus Kalmiella Small
                                                                           Genus †Kalmiophyllum Kräusel & Weyland (1959)
                                                                           Genus Lateropora A.C.Sm. (1932)
                                                                           Genus Lissanthe R.Br. (1810)
                                                                           Genus Melichrus R.Br. (1810)
                                                                           Genus Metagonia Nutt. (1842)
                                                                           Genus Mycerinus A.C.Sm. (1931)
                                                                           Genus Neopieris Britton
                                                                           Genus Newberrya Torr.
                                                                           Genus Notopora Hook.f. (1873)
                                                                           Genus Oreanthes Bentham (1844)
                                                                           Genus Oreocallis R.Br.
                                                                           Genus †Orphanidesites R. Caspary (1880)
                                                                           Genus Orthaea Klotzsch (1851)
                                                                           Genus Pellegrinia Sleumer (1935)
                                                                           Genus Pentachondra R.Br. (1810)
                                                                           Genus Philippia Klotzsch (1834)
                                                                           Genus Picrococcus Nutt.
                                                                           Genus Plutarchia A.C.Sm. (1936)
                                                                           Genus Polyclita A.C.Sm. (1936)
                                                                           Genus Polycodium Raf.
                                                                           Genus †Richeaphyllum Jordan & Hill (1995)
                                                                           Genus Rusbya N.L. Britton (1893)
                                                                           Genus Satyria Klotzsch (1851)
                                                                           Genus Scyphogyne Decaisne, in Brongn. (1829)
                                                                           Genus Semiramisia Klotzsch (1851)
                                                                           Genus Simocheilus Klotzsch (1838)
                                                                           Genus Siphonandra Klotzsch (1851)
                                                                           Genus Sphyrospermum Poeppig & Endl. (1835)
                                                                           Genus Thelaia Alef.
                                                                           Genus Themistoclesia Klotzsch (1851)
                                                                           Genus Thoracosperma Klotzsch (1834)
                                                                           Genus Utleya R.L. Wilbur & J.L. Luteyn, in J.L. Luteyn & R.L. Wilbur (1977)
                                                                           Genus Uva-ursi Tourn. ex Moench
                                                                           Genus †Weylandicutis W. Schneider (1969)
                                                                           1 Subfamily Enkianthoideae (P. F.Stevens) Kron, Judd & Anderb.
                                                                           2 Subfamily Monotropoideae Arn.
                                                                           3 Subfamily Arbutoideae (Meisn.) Nied.
                                                                           4 Subfamily Cassiopoideae (H.T. Cox ex P.F.Stevens, 1971) Kron & Judd (2002)
                                                                           5 Subfamily Ericoideaeᵀ Arn.
                                                                           6 Subfamily Harrimanelloideae Kron & Judd
                                                                           7 Subfamily Styphelioideae Sweet
                                                                           8 Subfamily Vaccinioideae Arn.

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