Called “Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, And Allies” in GBIF
The Ericales are a large and diverse order of flowering plants in the asterid group of the eudicots. Well-known and economically important members of this order include tea and ornamental camellias, persimmon, ebony, blueberry, cranberry, lingonberry, huckleberry, kiwifruit, Brazil nut, argan, sapote, azaleas and rhododendrons, heather, heath, impatiens, phlox, Jacob's ladder, primroses, cyclamens, shea, sapodilla, pouterias, and trumpet pitchers.
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Camellia sinensis
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Impatiens capensis
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Vaccinium myrtillus
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Calluna vulgaris
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Gaultheria shallon
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea
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Primula veris
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Lysimachia nummularia
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Phlox paniculata
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Monotropa uniflora
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Impatiens glandulifera
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Hydrocera triflora
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Pieris japonica
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Madhuca longifolia
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Rhododendron tomentosum
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Kalmia latifolia
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Fouquieria splendens
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Vaccinium parvifolium
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Allotropa virgata
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Theaceae
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Camellia oleifera
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Diospyros texana
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Phlox adsurgens
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo), Sapotaceae (Mahua).
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