Ericales
The Ericales are an order of dicotyledons. The following families are typical of newer classifications:
- Family Ericaceae (heath family)
- Family Cyrillaceae (cyrilla family)
- Family Clethraceae (clethra family)
- Family Sarraceniaceae (pitcher plant family)
- Family Roridulaceae
- Family Actinidiaceae (kiwifruit family)
- Family Lecythidaceae (brazilnut family)
- Family Sapotaceae (sapodilla family)
- Family Styracaceae
- Family Diapensiaceae
- Family Myrsinaceae
- Family Primulaceae (primrose family)
- Family Theophrastaceae
- Family Maesaceae
- Family Ebenaceae (ebony family)
- Family Theaceae (tea family)
- Family Ternstroemiaceae
- Family Sladeniaceae
- Family Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
- Family Fouquieriaceae (fouquieria family)
- Family Balsaminaceae (balsam family)
- Family Marcgraviaceae
- Family Pellicieraceae
- Family Tetrameristaceae
These make up a basal group of asterids. Under the older
Cronquist system, the Ericales included a smaller group of plants, which were placed among the Dileniidae:
- Family Ericaceae
- Family Cyrillaceae
- Family Clethraceae
- Family Grubbiaceae
- Family Empetraceae
- Family Epacridaceae
- Family Pyrolaceae
- Family Monotropaceae