heath family

heath family

n. A large family of usually woody plants, the Ericaceae, characterized by simple leaves, radially symmetrical flowers with petals often united at the base and developing into berries or capsules, and including azalea, rhododendron, blueberry, cranberry, and heather.

heath′ fam`ily

n. a plant family, Ericaceae, of mostly low shrubs growing in acid soil and having simple narrow leaves, four-petaled bell-shaped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule.

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heath family - heathers Ericaceae, family Ericaceaedilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsEricales, order Ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceaeheath - a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowersgenus Erica - large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heathsgenus Andromeda - low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemispheregenus Arbutus - large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madronaArctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylos - bearberry; manzanitaBruckenthalia, genus Bruckenthalia - a genus containing only one species: spike heathgenus Bryanthus - a genus allied to and once included in genus PhyllodoceCalluna, genus Calluna - one speciesCassiope, genus Cassiope - low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowersChamaedaphne, genus Chamaedaphne - one species: leatherleafDaboecia, genus Daboecia - a dicotyledonous genus of the family EricaceaeEpigaea, genus Epigaea - small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutusGaultheria, genus Gaultheria - widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubsGaylussacia, genus Gaylussacia - deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberriesgenus Kalmia - erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurelgenus Ledum, Ledum - evergreen shrubs of north temperate regionsgenus Leiophyllum, Leiophyllum - one species: sand myrtlegenus Leucothoe - American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubsgenus Loiseleuria, Loiseleuria - one species: alpine azaleagenus Lyonia, Lyonia - evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalayagenus Menziesia, Menziesia - deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asiagenus Oxydendrum, Oxydendrum - sourwoodgenus Phyllodoce, Phyllodoce - small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubsgenus Pieris, Pieris - decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vinesgenus Rhododendron - large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowersgenus Vaccinium, Vaccinium - evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries