| In Britain the family Ericaceae (Heath family) are dicotyledons, with flower petals present and fused. The ovary is superior (inferior in Vaccinium).Simple leaves with no stipules.
Flowers radially symmetrical Stamens twice number of corolla lobes Genera eg. Vaccinium, Erica, Calluna |
| Erica | Leaves | Leaf | ||
| opposite | whorls | hairless | downy | |
| Calluna vulgaris | X | |||
| E. cinerea | X | X | ||
| E. tetralix | X | X | ||
