Ericales

The Ericales are an order of dicotyledons. The following families are typical of newer classifications:

• Family Ericaceae (heath family)
• Family Cyrillaceae[?] (cyrilla[?] family)
• Family Clethraceae[?] (clethra[?] family)
• Family Sarraceniaceae (pitcher plant family)
• Family Roridulaceae[?]
• Family Actinidiaceae (kiwifruit family)
• Family Lecythidaceae[?] (brazilnut[?] family)
• Family Sapotaceae[?] (sapodilla[?] family)
• Family Styracaceae[?]
• Family Diapensiaceae[?]
• Family Myrsinaceae[?]
• Family Primulaceae[?] (primrose family)
• Family Theophrastaceae[?]
• Family Maesaceae[?]
• Family Ebenaceae (ebony family)
• Family Theaceae[?] (tea family)
• Family Ternstroemiaceae[?]
• Family Sladeniaceae[?]
• Family Polemoniaceae[?] (phlox family)
• Family Fouquieriaceae (fouquieria family)
• Family Balsaminaceae[?] (balsam[?] family)
• Family Marcgraviaceae[?]
• Family Pellicieraceae[?]
• Family Tetrameristaceae[?]

These make up a basal group of asterids[?]. Under the older Cronquist system, the Ericales included a smaller group of plants, which were placed among the Dileniidae[?]:

• Family Ericaceae
• Family Cyrillaceae[?]
• Family Clethraceae[?]
• Family Grubbiaceae[?]
• Family Empetraceae[?]
• Family Epacridaceae[?]
• Family Pyrolaceae[?]
• Family Monotropaceae[?]