HyperDic: order_ericales

English > 1 sense of the expression order Ericales:
NOUNplantorder Ericales, EricalesEricaceae
English > order Ericales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEricaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae.
SynonymEricales
Member ofDilleniidae, subclass DilleniidaeA group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary
MembersClethraceae, family Clethraceae, white-alder familycoextensive with the genus Clethra
Diapensiaceae, family Diapensiaceae, diapensia familynorth temperate low evergreen plants
Epacridaceae, family Epacridaceae, epacris familyAustralasian shrubs or small trees
Lennoaceae, family Lennoaceaefamily of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers
Monotropaceae, family MonotropaceaeUsed in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae
Pyrolaceae, family Pyrolaceae, wintergreen familyevergreen herbs of temperate regions
NarrowerEricaceae, family Ericaceae, heath familyheathers
Broaderplant orderThe order of plants
Spanishericales, orden ericales
Catalanericales, Ericales, Erical

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