Dicotyledoneae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1-1200
Parent taxon: Ericaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
See also Brown 1959
Sister taxa: Agaurioxylon, Andromeda, Andromedeae, Andromedites, Arbutites, Arctostaphyloides, Arctostaphylos, Brachyloma, Calluna, Cosmelieae, Cyathodes, Cyathodophyllum, Dendrium, Dermatophyllites, Epacridiphyllum, Epacriphyllum, Epacris, Ericiphyllum, Ericipites, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Kalmia, Kalmiophyllum, Leucothoe, Lyonia, Monotoca, Orphanidesites, Pieris, Rhododendron, Richea, Richeaphyllum, Trochocarpa, Weylandicutis, Xolisma
Subtaxa: Arbutus menziesii Arbutus mohavensis Arbutus prexalapensis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (12: California, Nevada)
Total: 14 collections including 16 occurrences
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