Ericaceae

E91551

Ericaceae is a large family of flowering plants commonly known as the heath or heather family, which includes shrubs, trees, and herbs often found in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ericaceae canonical 10

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm family
plant family
taxon
class Magnoliopsida
commonName heath family
heather family
corollaShape campanulate
urceolate
describedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
distribution cosmopolitan
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole dominant in heathland ecosystems
important in bog ecosystems
flowerSexuality bisexual flowers
flowerSymmetry radial
flowerType actinomorphic
fruitType berry
capsule
drupe
includesCrop bilberry
blueberry
cranberry
includesGrowthForm herbs
shrubs
trees
includesOrnamentalPlant azalea
rhododendron
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate
leafType mostly evergreen
notableGenus Calluna
Erica
Gaultheria
Kalmia
Pieris
rhododendron
surface form: Rhododendron

Vaccinium
order Ericales
photosyntheticPathway C3
scientificName Ericaceae self-link
soilPreference acidic
low-nutrient
symbiosis ericoid mycorrhiza
taxonRank family
type flowering plants
typicalHabitat acidic soils
bogs
heathlands
montane regions
nutrient-poor soils
yearDescribed 1789

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ericaceae
Description of subject: Ericaceae is a large family of flowering plants commonly known as the heath or heather family, which includes shrubs, trees, and herbs often found in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eudicots includes Ericaceae
Asterids includesFamily Ericaceae
rhododendron family Ericaceae
subject surface form: Rhododendron
Ericaceae scientificName Ericaceae self-link
Ericales containsFamily Ericaceae
Gondwanan flora hasKeyElement Ericaceae
Erica family Ericaceae
Gaultheria parentTaxon Ericaceae
Gaultheria family Ericaceae