Ericaceae – Heath Family

Plants in the worldwide Heath Family (Ericaceae) are perennial herbs, shrubs, and trees with alternate, simple leaves, bell-shaped, urn-shaped, or tubular flowers with usually 4 or 5 (up to 7) lobes/petals and sepals, and fruit in the form of a capsule, drupe, or berry.

Listed below are some of the southeastern Arizona plants in this family.