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Classification
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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Family Ericaceae

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Kingdom  Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision  Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division  Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class  Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass  Dilleniidae
Order  Ericales
Family  Ericaceae – Heath family
 
Contains 35 Genera and 297 accepted taxa overall
 
Down one level
 
Genus  Agarista D. Don ex G. Don – Florida hobblebush P
Genus  Andromeda L. – bog rosemary P
Genus  Arbutus L. – madrone P
Genus  Arctostaphylos Adans. – manzanita P
Genus  Bejaria Mutis, orth. cons. – flyweed P
Genus  Calluna Salisb. – heather P
Genus  Cassiope D. Don – mountain heather P
Genus  Chamaedaphne Moench – leatherleaf P
Genus  Comarostaphylis Zucc. – summer holly P
Genus  Elliottia Muhl. ex Elliot – elliottia P
Genus  Enkianthus Lour. P
Genus  Epigaea L. – trailing arbutus P
Genus  Erica L. – heath P
Genus  Eubotrys Nutt. P
Genus  Gaultheria L. – snowberry P
Genus  Gaylussacia Kunth – huckleberry P
Genus  Gonocalyx Planch. & Linden – brittleleaf P
Genus  Harrimanella Coville – harrimanella P
Genus  Kalmia L. – laurel P
Genus  Kalmiopsis Rehder – kalmiopsis P
Genus  Ledum L. – Labrador tea P
Genus  Leiophyllum R. Hedw. – leiophyllum P
Genus  Leucothoe D. Don – doghobble P
Genus  Loiseleuria Desv. – loiseleuria P
Genus  Lyonia Nutt. – staggerbush P
Genus  Menziesia Sm. – menziesia P
Genus  Ornithostaphylos Small – ornithostaphylos P
Genus  Oxydendrum DC. – sourwood P
Genus  Phyllodoce Salisb. – mountainheath P
Genus  Pieris D. Don – fetterbush P
Genus  Rhododendron L. – rhododendron P
Genus  Symphysia C. Presl – symphysia P
Genus  Vaccinium L. – blueberry P
Genus  Xylococcus Nutt. – mission manzanita P
Genus  Zenobia D. Don – honeycup P

The report will display the kingdom and all descendants leading down to the name you choose.

 

  
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