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Ericales

Ericales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that includes heath plants and tea plants
  • noun
  • /ˌɛrɪˈkeɪliz/
  • Specialized
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  • The Ericales include various families of plants like heaths and tea plants.

Examples

  • Many members of the Ericales have distinctive bell-shaped flowers.

  • The Ericales order contains many acid-loving plants found in temperate regions.

  • Botanists recently discovered a new species within the Ericales in South America.

  • The Ericales order includes many interesting species.

  • Did you know that Ericales are often found in acidic soils?

  • Many members of the Ericales are known for their unique adaptations to acidic environments.

  • Botanists recently discovered a new species within the Ericales that has striking flowers.

How Broad

Ericales
  • Specialized
9.9
Ericaceae
  • Specialized
9.9
erica
  • UK
9.3
Erica vagans
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

Ericales singular
Ericales plural

Morphology

Ericales = Erica (opaque) = Erica + ales

Formed from a genus name plus the technical taxonomic suffix '-ales'; this construction is specialized and not transparently meaningful to an average learner.

Etymology

Ericales comes from the plant name Erica, which means 'heath', a low, shrubby plant, plus the plant-name ending -ales used for orders of plants. So Ericales is the group of plants that includes heaths and their close relatives.