Species Descriptions

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Vascular Plants » Dicots » Ericaceae:

Ericaceae

Synonyms:

Empetraceae [HC]
Monotropaceae
Pyrolaceae

23 genera
61 species
9 subspecies and varieties

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Index to genera:

Allotropa, Andromeda, Arbutus, Arctostaphylos, Calluna, Cassiope, Chimaphila, Elliottia, Empetrum, Gaultheria, Harrimanella, Hemitomes, Kalmia, Moneses, Monotropa, Orthilia, Phyllodoce, Pityopus, Pleuricospora, Pterospora, Pyrola, Rhododendron, Vaccinium

Allotropa virgata
Origin: Native

Andromeda polifolia
Origin: Native

• var. polifolia

Arbutus menziesii
Origin: Native

Arbutus unedo
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Introduced

Arctostaphylos columbiana
Origin: Native

Arctostaphylos ×media
Origin: Native

Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Origin: Native

• ssp. nevadensis

Arctostaphylos nevadensis × Arctostaphylos patula
Origin: Native

Arctostaphylos patula
Origin: Native

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Origin: Native

Calluna vulgaris
Origin: Introduced

Cassiope lycopodioides
Origin: Native

Cassiope mertensiana
Origin: Native

• ssp. mertensiana

Cassiope tetragona
Origin: Native

• ssp. saximontana

Chimaphila menziesii
Origin: Native

Chimaphila umbellata
Origin: Native

• ssp. umbellata

Elliottia pyroliflora
Origin: Native

Empetrum nigrum
Origin: Native

Gaultheria hispidula
Origin: Native

Gaultheria humifusa
Origin: Native

Gaultheria ovatifolia
Origin: Native

Gaultheria shallon
Origin: Native

Harrimanella stelleriana
Origin: Native

Hemitomes congestum
Origin: Native

Kalmia microphylla
Origin: Native

• var. microphylla

• var. occidentalis

Kalmia procumbens
Distribution: Known in Washington from a single collection in Skagit County;
Origin: Native

Moneses uniflora
Origin: Native

Monotropa hypopitys
Origin: Native

Monotropa uniflora
Origin: Native

Orthilia secunda
Origin: Native

Phyllodoce empetriformis
Origin: Native

Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Origin: Native

Phyllodoce ×intermedia
Origin: Native

Pityopus californicus
Origin: Native

Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Origin: Native

Pterospora andromedea
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington;
Origin: Native

Pyrola aphylla
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Native

Pyrola asarifolia
Origin: Native

• ssp. asarifolia

• ssp. bracteata

Pyrola chlorantha
Origin: Native

Pyrola dentata
Origin: Native

Pyrola elliptica
Origin: Native

Pyrola minor
Origin: Native

Pyrola picta
Origin: Native

Rhododendron albiflorum
Origin: Native

Rhododendron columbianum
Origin: Native

Rhododendron groenlandicum
Origin: Native

Rhododendron macrophyllum
Origin: Native

Rhododendron menziesii
Origin: Native

Vaccinium cespitosum
Origin: Native

Vaccinium corymbosum
Origin: Introduced

Vaccinium deliciosum
Origin: Native

Vaccinium macrocarpon
Origin: Introduced from northeastern United States

Vaccinium membranaceum
Origin: Native

Vaccinium myrtilloides
Origin: Native

Vaccinium myrtillus
Origin: Native

Vaccinium ovalifolium
Origin: Native

Vaccinium ovatum
Origin: Native

Vaccinium oxycoccos
Origin: Native

Vaccinium parvifolium
Origin: Native

Vaccinium scoparium
Origin: Native

Vaccinium uliginosum
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Native