ERICACEAE Juss.
Family composed of 150 genera and about 3,550 species of shrubs (rarely trees or lianas), distributed throughout the world, especially in southern Africa, N America, the Himalayas and SW Europe. In North Africa it is represented by 3 genera.
Stevens, P.F., 1971. Ericaceae, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 64: 1-153.
Pérez Latorre, A.V., 2011. Familia Ericaceae, in Flora Vascular de Andalucía Occidental (2ª edic.): 1116-1124. Blanca, G. et al. (eds.). Universidades de Almería, Granada, Jaén y Málaga. Granada.
Key to genera
1 Leaves alternate. Fruit larger, in berry 8-25 mm Arbutus
1 Leaves opposite or whorled. Fruits minute, in capsule 1-3 mm 2
2 Leaves whorled of 3-6 leaves, free, from linear to lanceolate. Calyx smaller than the corolla Erica
2 Leaves opposite, ± applied, almost squamiform. Calyx larger than the corolla Calluna
Updated by: A.V. Pérez Latorre & J. Charco.