Ericaceae - heathersEricales, order Ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae 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 Cassiope, genus Cassiope - low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers genus Lyonia, Lyonia - evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya 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 |