Flora of New York/Ericales

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Ericales introduction

The order Ericales comprises 22 families (Actinidiaceae, Balsaminaceae, Clethraceae, Cyrillaceae, Diapensiaceae, Ebenaceae, Ericaceae, Fouquieriaceae, Lecythidaceae, Marcgraviaceae, Mitrastemonaceae, Pentaphylacaceae, Polemoniaceae, Primulaceae, Roridulaceae, Sapotaceae, Sarraceniaceae, Sladeniaceae, Styracaceae, Symplocaceae, Tetrameristaceae, Theaceae): Ericales   balsaminoids   Balsaminaceae—Impatiens (4 jewelweed spp.)       Marcgraviaceae     Tetrameristaceae               Lecythidaceae     Mitrastemonaceae         polemonioids   Fouquieriaceae     Polemoniaceae   Cobaeoideae     Polemonioideae     Polemonieae - Polemonium (2 Jacob's ladder spp.)     Phlocideae - Phlox (6 phlox spp.)         Gilieae   Collomia     Gilia         Loeselieae                     primuloids   Sapotaceae       Ebenaceae     Primulaceae             Pentaphylacaceae       Theaceae       styracoids   Symplocaceae       Diapensiaceae     Styracaceae           sarracenioids   Sarraceniaceae       Actinidiaceae     Roridulaceae       ericoids   Clethraceae       Cyrillaceae     Ericaceae

Order	Family	Subfamily	Tribe	Genus	Common names	#
Ericales	Balsaminaceae	—	—	Impatiens	touch-me-not, jewelweed	4
	Polemoniaceae	Polemonioideae	Polemonieae	Polemonium	Jacob's ladder, charity	2
			Phocideae	Phlox	phlox	6
			Gilieae	Collomia	trumpet	1
				Gilia	gilia	1
			Loeselieae	Ipomopsis	red standing cypress	1
	Ebenaceae	Ebenoideae	—	Diospyros	persimmon	1
	Primulaceae	Theophrastoideae	Samoleae	Samolus	water pimpernel, brookweed	1
		Primuloideae	—	Primula	primrose	5
				Dodecatheon	shooting star → Primula	—
				Hottonia	featherfoil	1
				Androsace	rock-jasmine, pussytoes	1
		Myrsinoideae	—	Anagallis	pimpernel	1
				Trientalis	starflower → Lysimachia	—
				Lysimachia	yellow loosestrife	14
	Symplocaceae	—	—	Symplocos	sweetleaf	2
	Styracaceae	—	—	Halesia	silverbell	2
				Styrax	snowbell	2
	Diapensiaceae	—	—	Diapensia	Lapland diapensia	1
				Galax	beetleweed	1
				Pyxidanthera	flowering moss, pyxies	1
	Sarraceniaceae	—	—	Sarracenia	pitcherplant, side-saddle plant	1
	Actinidiaceae	Actinidioideae	—	Actinidia	silver vine	1
	Clethraceae	—	—	Clethra	sweet pepperbush	1
	Ericaceae	Pyroloideae	Pyroleae	Orthilia	one-sided wintergreen	1
				Pyrola	wintergreen	9
				Moneses	single-delight, wintergreen	1
				Chimaphila	prince's pine, wintergreen	1
		Monotropoideae	Monotropeae	Monotropa	Indian pipe, pinesap	2
			Pterosporeae	Pterospora	pine drops, pinedrops	1
		Arbutoideae	—	Arctostaphylos	bearberry, kinnikinnick	1
		Harrimanelloideae	—	Harrimanella	moss bell-heather	1
		Ericoideae	Phyllodoceae	Epigaea	trailing arbutus, mayflower	1
				Kalmia	laurel, mountain laurel, sheep laurel	5
			Ericeae	Calluna	heather	1
			Rhodoreae	Rhododendron	azalea, rhododendron, pinxter	8
		Empetroideae	Empetreae	Empetrum	crowberry (black, purple, red)	2
				Corema	broom crowberry, poverty grass	1
		Vaccinoideae	Oxydendreae	Oxydendrum	swamp-cranberry, sourwood	1
			Lyonieae	Lyonia	stagger bush, maleberry	2
			Andromedeae	Andromeda	bog rosemary	1
			Gaultherieae	Chamaedaphne	leatherleaf	1
				Gaultheria	snowberry	1
				Eubotrys	fetterbush	1
				Leucothoe	doghobble	2
			Vaccinieae	Gaylussacia	huckleberry	3
				Vaccinium	blueberry, cranberry, deerberry, bilberry	11

Family Balsaminaceae

The Balsaminaceae (balsam family) contains the two genera: Impatiens with about 1000 species and Hydrocera with a single species. Of these, four Impatiens species have been reported growing wild in New York.

Impatiens

Jewelweed with bright white water droplets at the edges of the leaves. Of the four Impatiens species found outside of cultivation in New York, all are annual herbaceous plants The two native species, spotted jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and pale jewelweed (Impatiens pallida), are common in wet wooded areas throughout much of the state. Two non-native Impatiens species may also be found, but are less common. Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is considered to be moderately invasive in New York. Garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina has been reported, but whether it has truly naturalized in the state is in question.

Ericales — Balsaminaceae — Impatiens
Genus Impatiens	Touch-me-not	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Impatiens capensis  Meerb. 1775. Impatiens capensis  Meerb. 1788. Impatiens biflora  Walter 1813. Impatiens maculata  Muhl. (not validly publ.) 1818. Impatiens fulva  Nutt. 1849. Balsamina fulva  (Nutt.) Ser. 1910. Impatiens nortonii  Rydb. 1916. Chrysaea biflora  (Walter) Nieuwl. & Lunell 1967. Impatiens noli-tangere  ssp. biflora  (Walter) Hultén	Spotted jewelweed, Orange touch-me-not, Spotted touch-me-not, Spotted snapweed Impatiente du Cap, Chou sauvage, Impatiente biflore	Native, CoC: 3, Secure, S5 FACW Annual, Herb-forb		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Impatiens pallida  Nutt. 1803. Impatiens noli-tangere  Michx. (sensu auct.) 1813. Impatiens aurea  Muhl. 1818. Impatiens pallida  Nutt. 1904. Impatiens pallida  var. alba  Clute 1916. Chrysaea aurea  (Muhl.) Nieuwl. & Lunell	Pale jewel-weed, Pale snapweed, Pale touch-me-not, Yellow touch-me-not Impatiente pâle	Native, CoC: 3, Likely secure, S4, G5 FACW Annual, Herb-forb		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Impatiens glandulifera  Royle 1835. Impatiens glandulifera  Royle 1840. Impatiens glanduligera  Lindl. 1842. Impatiens roylei  Walp. (nom. superfl.) 1849. Balsamina roylei  (Walp.) Ser. 2021. Impatiens sulcata  var. glandulifera  (Royle) R.Kr.Singh & D.Borah	Ornamental jewelweed, Policeman's helmet, Himalayan balsam, Himalayan touch-me-not Balsamie de l'Himmalaya, Impatiente glanduleuse, Balsamine géante	Introduced from  India, Nepal,  Pakistan, Moderately invasive,  NYIS: 67%, SNA, GNR Annual, Herb-forb		Columbia, Essex, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Schuyler, Sullivan NYFA: X	USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Impatiens balsamina  L. 1753. Impatiens balsamina  L. 1790. Balsamina foemina  Gaertn. 1922. Impatiens giorgii  De Wild. 1962. Impatiens eriocarpa  Launert	Garden balsam, Garden touch-me-not, Spotted snapweed, Rose balsam	Introduced from  India, Myanmar, SNA, GNR UPL Annual, Herb-forb		Erie, Kings, Nassau, Suffolk NYFA: X	USDA-XX ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Impatiens balfourii  Hook. f. 1903. Impatiens balfourii  Hook. f. 1928. Impatiens mathildae  Chiov.	Balfour’s touch-me-not ⓘ Kashmir Balsam ⓘ Poor Man's Orchid ⓘ Impatience de Balfour ⓘ Impatiente des jardins ⓘ	Introduced, Potentially invasive		NYFA: Xu NYFA: New York (2015) 2 counties	POWO Images Wikispecies

Family Polemoniaceae

The Polemoniaceae (phlox family).

Subamily Polemonioideae

Tribe Polemonieae

Polemonium

Polemonium reptans Although the New York Flora Atlas does not include Polemonium caeruleum, Go Botany reports that it has escaped cultivation in New England.

Ericales — Polemoniaceae — Polemonioideae — Polemonieae
Genus Polemonium	Jacob's ladder	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Polemonium reptans  L.  var. reptans	Common Jacob's-ladder, Creeping Jacob's-ladder, Spreading Jacob's-ladder, Greek valerian, Charity Polémoine rampante, Valériane grecque	Native, CoC: 7, Likely secure FAC-FACU Perennial, Herb-forb, Subshrub		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS BONAP Images Wikispecies
Polemonium vanbruntiae  Britton	Vanbrunt's Jacob's ladder, Vanbrunt's polemonium, Bog Jacob's ladder Polémoine de Van-Brunt	Native, CoC: 7, Rare FACW Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: 3	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Genus Polemonium (unlisted taxa)	Jacob's ladder	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Polemonium caeruleum  L.	Blue Jacob's-ladder, Charity, Greek-valerian Polémoine bleue, Valériane grecque	Introduced from  Eurasia, Cultivated FACW Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: 0 NYFA: Not listed Jefferson County 2017	USDA- Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS BONAP Images Wikispecies

Tribe Phlocideae

Phlox

The sectional classification of the genus Phlox used here (Wherry 1955, Grant 1959) is: Sect. Phlox (alpha-Phlox). Perennial herbs with soft deciduous leaves and long styles (P. glaberrima, P. paniculata, P. subulata...) Sect. Divaricatae (Protophlox). Perennial or annual herbs with soft deciduous leaves and short styles (P. divaricata, P. drummondii, P. nivalis, P. pilosa...) Sect. Occidentales (Microphlox). Cespitose or cushion-like subshrubs with stiff evergreen leaves and short styles. (P. caespitosa, P. hoodii, P. sibirica...) Of these sections, only the herbaceous North American sections Phlox and Divaricatae contain native or naturalized species reported in New York.

Phlox sect. Divaricatae

Phlox divaricata Sect. Divaricatae contains perennial or annual herbs with soft deciduous leaves and short styles.

Ericales — Polemoniaceae — Polemonioideae — Phlocideae — Phlox sect. Divaricatae
Genus Phlox sect. Divaricatae	Phlox	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Phlox divaricata  L.  ssp. divaricata	Timber phlox ⓘ Wild blue phlox ⓘ Woodland phlox	Native, CoC: 8, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Phlox pilosa  L.  ssp. pilosa 1753. Phlox pilosa L. 1911. Phlox argillacea Clute & Ferriss 1931. Phlox pilosa  var. amplexicaulis  (Raf.) Wherry 1931. Phlox pilosa  var. virens  (Michx.) Wherry	Downy phlox	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, Impersistent, SH FACU Perennial, Herb-forb		Niagara (1838) NYFA: 1z	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN ITIS NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies

Phlox sect. Phlox

Phlox subulata Section Phlox contains perennial herbs with soft deciduous leaves and long styles, including native moss phlox (Phlox subulata), endangered wild sweet William (Phlox maculata), as well as common introduced garden phlox (Phlox paniculata).

Ericales — Polemoniaceae — Polemonioideae — Phlocideae — Phlox sect. Phlox
Genus Phlox sect. Phlox	Phlox	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Phlox subulata  L.  ssp. subulata 1753. Phlox subulata  L. 1823. Phlox aristata  Lodd. 1891. Armeria subulata  (L.) Kuntze	Moss phlox ⓘ Creeping phlox ⓘ Moss pink ⓘ Ground pink ⓘ Mountain phlox ⓘ	Native, CoC: 7, Likely secure, S4 Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Phlox maculata  L.  ssp. maculata 1753. Phlox maculata L.	Wild sweet-william ⓘ Wild sweetwilliam ⓘ Meadow phlox ⓘ Spotted phlox ⓘ	Native, CoC: 7, Endangered, S2, G5 FACW Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: 1	USDA-NX ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies
Phlox paniculata  L. 1753. Phlox paniculata L. 1813. Phlox acuminata Pursh 1813. Phlox decussata Lyon ex Pursh	Fall phlox	Introduced, US South native, SNA, G5 FACU Perennial, Herb-forb, Sun		NYFA: X	USDA-NX Go Botany ARS-GRIN NatureServe BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies
Phlox stolonifera  Sims 1892. Phlox stolonifera Sims	Creeping phlox ⓘ Cherokee phlox ⓘ	Introduced, US South native, Not naturalized, SNA, G4-5 Perennial, Herb-forb		Fulton, Rensselaer (1947) NYFA: X	USDA- Go Botany ARS-GRIN NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies

Tribe Gilieae

Collomia

Collomia linearis Collomia species, commonly known as trumpets or mountain trumpets, are native to western North America. Of these the only species reported in the northeast is the tiny trumpet (Collomia linearis).

Ericales — Polemoniaceae — Polemonioideae — Gilieae — Collomia
Genus Collomia	Trumpet	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Collomia linearis  (Cav.) Nutt. 1800. Phlox linearis Cav. 1818. Collomia linearis (Cav.) Nutt. 1882. Gilia linearis (Nutt.) A. Gray 1891. Navarretia linearis (Nutt.) Kuntze	Tiny trumpet Narrow-leaved collomia ⓘ Narrow leaved collomia Narrow-leaved mountain-trumpet ⓘ Slenderleaf collomia	Introduced from  western N. America, N. America native, Impersistent, Not naturalized, SNA, G5 FACU-UPL Annual, Herb-forb		Cattaraugus (1899) NYFA: Xm	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Gilia

Gilia achilleifolia About 35 Gilia species are native to western North America. Of these, only a few have been reported in the northeast. The New York Flora Atlas shows only Gilia achilleifolia (California gilia), collected in Brooklyn in 1880. Although excluded by the New York Flora Atlas, "reaserch-grade" iNaturalist observations of Gilia capitata (bluehead gilia) were made in 2020 in Nassau County and in 2021 in Ulster County.

Ericales — Polemoniaceae — Polemonioideae — Gilieae — Gilia
Genus Gilia	Gilia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Gilia achilleifolia  Benth. ssp. achilleifolia 1833. Gilia achilleifolia Benth.	California gilia, Blue gilia	Introduced from  California, N. America native, Impersistent, SNA Annual, Herb-forb		Kings (1880) NYFA: Xm	USDA-X0 Go Botany ITIS Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Genus Gilia (excluded taxa)	Gilia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Gilia capitata  Sims 1826. Gilia capitata Sims 1891. Navarretia capitata (Sims) Kuntze	Bluehead gilia ⓘ Gillyflower ⓘ Field gilia ⓘ	Introduced, N. America native, Excluded		Nassau (2020), Ulster (2021) NYFA-Excluded	USDA-NX Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Tribe Loeselieae

Ipomopsis

Ipomopsis rubra

Ericales — Polemoniaceae — Polemonioideae — Loeselieae — Ipomopsis
Genus Ipomopsis (excluded taxa)	Ipomopsis	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Ipomopsis rubra  (L.) Wherry 1753. Polemonium rubrum L. 1891. Navarretia rubra (L.) Kuntze 1895. Gilia rubra (L.) Heller 1936. Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry	Red standing-cypress Standing-cypress	N. America native  southern U.S., N.Y. excluded		excluded NYFA-Excluded	USDA-NX ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Family Ebenaceae

The Ebenaceae (ebony family) is primarily a tropical and warmer-temperate family of trees and shrubs. Its only species reported outside of cultivation in New York is the American persimmon tree, which consists mainly of escapes from cultivation. It is believed that the only native persimmon trees in the state are on Staten Island (Richmond County) and Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties).

Subfamily Ebenoideae

Diospyros

American Persimmons (Diospyros virginiana) in Tampa, Florida Diospyros is primarily a tropical genus of trees, known generally as ebony, but Diospyros virginiana (persimmon) is native to the central and eastern United States, including New York. In New York State, the only known native persimmon populations are in New York City and Long Island. Most of the naturalized trees in the state are assumed to be garden escapes. The genus name Diospyros was derived from the Greek dios (divine) and pyros (wheat or grain) in reference to the tree's "divine fruit." Persimmons are dioecious, requiring the presence of both male and female trees to produce fruit.

Ericales — Ebenaceae — Ebenoideae — Diospyros
Genus Diospyros	Persimmon	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Diospyros virginiana  L. 1753. Diospyros virginiana L. in Sp. Pl.:1057 1817. Diospyros caroliniana Muhl. ex Raf. in Fl. Ludov.:139 1834. Diospyros persimon Wikstr. in Jahresber. Königl. Schwed. Akad. Wiss. Fortschr. Bot. 1838. Persimon virginiana (L.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.:164 1840. Diospyros angustifolia Audib. ex Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 9:405 1921. Diospyros mosieri Small in J. New York Bot. Gard. 22:33 1921. Diospyros virginiana var. mosieri (Small) Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 2(3): 170.	Persimmon, Common persimmon, American persimmon Plaqueminier d'Amérique	Native, CoC: 8, Threatened, S2, G5, NYNHP: S2 FAC Perennial, Tree, Heliophily: 6 Part shade, 2n = 60, 90		NYFA: 8 counties iNat: 13 counties	USDA-N0 FSUS Go Botany ARS-GRIN FNAFNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP LBJ MBG Images Wikispecies

Family Primulaceae

The Primulaceae Batsch ex Borkh. (primrose family). Note that this family does not include evening primroses (Oenothera), which are in the Onagraceae (evening primrose or willowherb family) in the order Myrtales. The classification used here for Primulaceae is based primariliy on P. F. Stevens (2001-2015). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, April 2015.

Subfamily Theophrastoideae

The Theophrastoideae (brookweeds &&) ...

Tribe Samoleae

The Samoleae (brookweeds) ...

Samolus

Samolus valerandi flowers The native Samolus valerandi (Water pimpernel) is the only species of the genus Samolus reported in the wild in New York.

Ericales — Primulaceae — Theophrastoideae — Samoleae — Samolus
Genus Samolus	Brookweed	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Samolus valerandi  L. 1753. Samolus valerandi L. 1818-1. S. parviflorus Raf. 1818-2. S. floribundus Kunth 1825. S. americanus Spreng. 1971. S. valerandi  ssp. parviflorus  Hultén	Water pimpernel Brookweed Seaside brookweed ⓘ	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Primuloideae

Primula

Primula subg. Aleuritia

Lake Mistassini primrose, photographed in Wisconsin The only native species of Primula subg. Aleuritia is Lake Mistassini primrose or bird's eye primrose. Lake Mistassini is the largest natural lake in Quebec. Mistassini primrose is rare this far south. It is considered threatened in New York, where it is found only on cool wet cliff faces. The only non-native member of subg. Aleuritia reported to have naturalized in New York is Japanese primrose, which has been found in Onondaga and Otsego counties.

Ericales — Primulaceae — Primuloideae — Primula subg. Aleuritia
Genus Primula subg. Aleuritia sect. Aleuritia	Primrose	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Primula mistassinica  Michx. 1803. Primula mistassinica Michx. 1888. Primula farinosa  var. mistassinica  (Michx.) Pax 1894. Primula sibirica  var. mistassinica  (Michx.) Kurtz 1905. Primula farinosa  ssp. mistassinica  (Michx.) Pax 1928. Primula intercedens Fernald 1928. Primula mistassinica  var. intercedens  Fernald 1966. Primula mistassinica  var. intercedens  B.Boivin	Lake Mistassini primrose ⓘ Bird's-eye primrose ⓘ Mistassini primrose ⓘ Dwarf Canadian primrose ⓘ Primevère du lac Mistassini ⓘ Primevère de Mistassini ⓘ	Native, CoC: 10, Threatened, NYNHP: 2 FACW Perennial, Herb-forb, Shade		NYFA: 2	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS FNA Tropicos BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies
Genus Primula subg. Aleuritia sect. Proliferae	Primrose	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Primula japonica  A.Gray 1858. Primula japonica A.Gray 1980. Aleuritia japonica (A.Gray) Soják	Japanese primrose Primevère du Japon	Introduced from  Japan, Highly invasive, Naturalized		NYFA: X NYFA: 2 counties GBIF 6 counties	USDA-X0 ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Primula subg. Primula

Primula veris - cowslip

Ericales — Primulaceae — Primuloideae — Primula subg. Primula
Genus Primula subg. Primula sect. Primula	Primrose	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Primula veris  L. 1753. Primula veris L. 1765. Primula officinalis (L.) Hill	Cowslip, Cowslip primrose Primevère officinale	Introduced from  Europe,  temperate w. Asia, Naturalized		NYFA: X	USDA-XW VASCAN ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies
Genus Primula subg. Primula sect. Primula (excluded taxa)	Primrose	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Primula × polyantha  Mill.   Primula veris ×   Primula vulgaris	Elatior hybrid primrose, False oxlip	Introduced, N.Y. excluded, Only cultivated		NYFA-Excluded	USDA-XX VASCAN ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies

Primula subg. Auriculastrum

Primula meadia (L.) A.R.Mast & Reveal sooting star Based on molecular evidence, A. R. Mast & Reveal, in 2006, transferred the 17 species of genus Dodecatheon (the sooting stars) to a new sect. Dodecatheon in Primula subg. Auriculastrum. The transfer included the only (and impersistent) New York native, Primula meadia (Eastern shooting star). The shooting stars are still listed in genus Dodecatheon by many sources. The New York Natural Heritage Program Rare Plant Status List - Active Inventory List listed in 2004: Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia (Shooting-star) STEU-X G5T5 SX U in 2022: Primula meadia (Eastern Shooting Star) STEU-X G5 SX U in 2023: Primula meadia (Eastern Shooting Star) STEU-X G5 SX U

Ericales — Primulaceae — Primuloideae — Primula subg. Auriculastrum
Genus Primula subg. Auriculastrum sect. Dodecatheon	Shooting-star	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Primula meadia  (L.) A.R.Mast & Reveal 1753. Dodecatheon meadia  L. 1768. Meadia dodecatheon  Mill. 1818. Dodecatheon angustifolium  Raf. 1903. Dodecatheon hugeri  Small 1903. Dodecatheon brachycarpum  Small 2007. Primula meadia  A.R.Mast & Reveal In: Brittonia 59(1):81	Eastern shooting star, Shooting star, Pride of Ohio, American cowslip, Mead's shootingstar Gyroselle de Virginie	Native, CoC: 10, Extirpated, SX, G5 FACU Perennial, Herb-forb, Heliophily: 5		NYFA: Steuben iNat: 7 counties GBIF: present in NY	USDA-NN POWO FSUS Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies

Hottonia

Ericales — Primulaceae — Primuloideae — Hottonia
Genus Hottonia	Hottonia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Hottonia inflata  Elliott 1817	American featherfoil, Featherfoil, Hottonie enflée	Native, Threatened		NYFA: 2	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Androsace

Ericales — Primulaceae — Primuloideae — Androsace
Genus Androsace	Rock jasmine	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Androsace maxima  L.	Androsace, Greater rock-jasmine, Pussy-toes	Introduced		NYFA: X	USDA-X0 Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Myrsinoideae

The Myrsinoideae subfamily has previously been grouped into its own family (Myrsinaceae). It contains about 35 genera worldwide, but of those, only Lysimachia is known to be native or naturlized in New York. The genera Anagallis and Trientalis are now treated as part of Lysimachia.

Lysimachia

The grouping used here for genus Lysimachia is based on Anderberg (2007).

Lysimachia subg. Trientalis

Lysimachia borealis Based on phylogenetic research, members of the genus Trientalis (starflowers) were transferred to this subgenus in 2009 by U. Manns & A. A. Anderberg.

Ericales — Primulaceae — Myrsinoideae — Lysimachia subg. Trientalis
Genus Lysimachia subg. Trientalis	Starflower	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lysimachia borealis  (Raf.) U.Manns & Anderb. 1803. Trientalis europaea  Michx non L. 1753 1805. Trientalis europaea  var. americana  Pers. 1808. Trientalis borealis  Raf. 1813. Trientalis americana  Pursh 1872. Lysimachia trientalis  var. americana  (Pursh) Klatt 1924. Trientalis borealis  var. tenuifolia  House 2009. Lysimachia borealis  (Raf.) U.Manns & Anderb.	Northern starflower	Native, CoC: 6, Secure, S5 G5 FAC		NYFA: 49 counties iNat	USDA-NN POWO Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group A

Lysimachia hybrida at Alley Park in Queens photographed by Zihao Wang Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group A contains the two New-World sections: Sect. Seleucia (Lysimachia ciliata, L. quadriflora and L. hybrida) Sect. Theopyxis (Lysimachia andina, a South American species). The New York species of group A are in sect. Seleucia.

Ericales — Primulaceae — Myrsinoideae — Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia
Genus Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia sect. Seleucia	Yellow-loosestrife	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lysimachia ciliata  L. 1753. Lysimachia ciliata L. 1843. Steironema ciliatum  (L.) Baudo 1891. Nummularia ciliata  (L.) Kuntze	Fringed loosestrife, Fringed yellow loosestrife, Ciliate loosestrife Lysimaque ciliée, Lysimaque fimbriée, Stéironéma cilié	Native, CoC: 4, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-N Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia hybrida  Michx. 1788. Lysimachia ciliata  Walter non L. (nom. illeg) 1803. Lysimachia hybrida Michx. 1860. Lysimachia ciliata  var. hybrida  (Michx.) Chapm. 1876. Lysimachia lanceolata  var. hybrida  (Michx.) A.Gray 1877. Steironema lanceolatum  (Walter) A.Gray (misapplied) 1877. Steironema lanceolatum  var. hybridum  (Michx.) A.Gray 1901. Steironema laevigatum  Howell 1903. Steironema hybridum  (Michx.) Raf. ex Small 1913. Steironema validulum  Greene ex Wooton & Standl. 1939. Lysimachia ciliata  var. validula  Kearney & Peebles	Lowland loosestrife ⓘ Lance-leaved loosestrife Lowland yellow loosestrife Mississippi loosestrife Swamp candles Lysimaque hybride	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, S1, G5 OBL Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: 1 NYFA: 11 counties iNat 2 counties	USDA-NN POWO Go Botany ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia quadriflora  Sims 1803. Lysimachia quadriflora Sims 1813. Lysimachia longifolia  Pursh 1892. Steironema quadriflorum  (Sims) C.L.Hitchc. 1913. Nummularia quadriflora  (Sims) Farw.	Linear-leaved loosestrife, Linear-leaf loosestrife, Four-flowered loosestrife, Fourflower yellow loosestrife, Linear-leaf loosestrife	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, S1, G5? OBL-FACW Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: 1 NYFA: Erie, Niagara iNat No observations	USDA-NN POWO ITIS Images Wikispecies

Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group B

Lysimachia nummularia  L. - moneywort or creeping Jenny Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group B contains two members of sect. Nummularia, which are introduced species that are listed as moderately invasive in New York: Lysimachia nummularia (moneywort or creeping Jenny), and Lysimachia punctata (spotted loosestrife).

Ericales — Primulaceae — Myrsinoideae — Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia
Genus Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia sect. Nummularia	Yellow-loosestrife	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lysimachia nummularia  L. 1753. Lysimachia nummularia L.	Moneywort Creeping Jenny Creeping loosestrife Creeping yellow loosestrife Lysimaque nummulaire ⓘ Herbe-aux-écus ⓘ Monnayère ⓘ	Introduced from  temperate Eurasia, Moderately invasive,  NYIS: 64% Perennial, Herb-forb		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia punctata  L. 1753. Lysimachia punctata L.     L. punctatavar. verticillata Klatt	Spotted loosestrife, Large yellow loosestrife	Introduced from  temperate Eurasia, Moderately invasive,  NYIS: 57%		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Go Botany ITIS Images Wikispecies

Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group C

Blue form of Lysimachia arvensis Based on phylogenetic research, Anagallis arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) was transferred to this subgenus in 2009 by U. Manns & A. A. Anderberg.

Ericales — Primulaceae — Myrsinoideae — Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia
Genus Lysimachia  subg. Lysimachia	Pimpernel	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY /NPT
Lysimachia arvensis  (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. 1753. Anagallis arvensis  L. 1759. Anagallis caerulea  L. 1764. Anagallis arvensis  var. caerulea  (L.) Gouan 1927. Anagallis arvensis  f. caerulea  (L.) Lüdi 2009. Lysimachia arvensis  (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.	Scarlet pimpernel, Poor-man's weatherglass, Shepherd's clock, Scarlet yellow-loosestrife, Common pimpernel Mouron rouge, Mouron des champs	Introduced from  Eurasia,  northern Africa, Potentially invasive,  Invasive.org: [1],  USGS: L48 established FACU-UPL Annual, Herb-forb		NYFA: X GBIF	USDA-XX Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group E

Lysimachia terrestris Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia group E

Ericales — Primulaceae — Myrsinoideae — Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia
Genus Lysimachia subg. Lysimachia sect. Lysimachia	Yellow-loosestrife	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lysimachia terrestris  (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. 1753. Viscum terrestre  L. 1788. Lysimachia vulgaris  Walter (sensu auct) 1789. Lysimachia stricta  Aiton 1789. Lysimachia bulbifera  Curtis 1792. Lysimachia racemosa  Lam. 1836. Lysimachia michauxii  F.Dietr. 1888. Lysimachia terrestris  (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. 1922. Lysimachia terrestris  var. ovata  (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Fernald	Swamp candles, Swamp loosestrife, Swamp yellow loosestrife, Bog loosestrife, Bulblet loosestrife, Earth loosestrife, Lake loosestrife Lysimaque terrestre	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN POWO Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia quadrifolia  L. 1753. Lysimachia quadrifolia  L. 1777. Anagallis flava  Houtt. 1788. Lysimachia punctata  Walter 1803. Lysimachia hirsuta  Michx. 1894. Lysimachia quadrifolia  var. variegata  Peck 1924. Lysimachia quadrifolia  f. variegata  (Peck) House	Whorled loosestrife	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia thyrsiflora  L. (1753)     Naumburgia thyrsiflora (L.) Duby	Tufted loosestrife, Tufted yellow loosestrife, Water loosestrife, Swamp loosestrife, Lysimaque thyrsiflore	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia × commixta  Fernald   Lysimachia terrestris ×   Lysimachia thyrsiflora	Hybrid of  Swamp loosestrife &  Tufted loosestrife	Native, Threatened		NYFA: 2?	Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia × producta  (A. Gray) Fernald (pro sp.)   Lysimachia quadrifolia ×   Lysimachia terrestris	Hybrid of  Whorled loosestrife &  Swamp loosestrife	Native, Vulnerable		NYFA: 3?	Images Wikispecies
Lysimachia vulgaris  L. 1753. Lysimachia vulgaris L.	Garden loosestrife, Garden yellow loosestrife Lysimaque commune	Introduced, Highly invasive,  NYIS: 73%, Prohibited		NYFA: X	USDA-XX Go Botany FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Lysimachia subg. Palladia + Lysimachiopsis

Lysimachia clethroides The Lysimachia subgenera Palladia and Lysimachiopsis together are thought to form a clade but may be paraphyletic with each other. The only New York species of this group appears to be the Asian introducion Lysimachia clethroides (goose-neck loosestrife).

Ericales — Primulaceae — Myrsinoideae — Lysimachia subg. Palladia + Lysimachiopsis
Genus Lysimachia subg. Palladia + Lysimachiopsis	Loosestrife	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lysimachia clethroides  Duby 1844. Lysimachia clethroides Duby	Goose-neck loosestrife ⓘ Gooseneck loosestrife ⓘ Gooseneck yellow loosestrife ⓘ Lysimaque faux-clèthre ⓘ	Introduced from  temperate Asia, Potentially invasive,  NYIS: not assessed		NYFA: Xm NYFA: 6 counties iNat GBIF 9+ counties	USDA-XX VASCAN Images Wikispecies

Family Symplocaceae

The Symplocaceae (sweetleaf family).

Symplocos

Symplocos paniculata Sweetleaf.

Ericales — Symplocaceae — Symplocos
Genus Symplocos	Sweetleaf	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Symplocos tinctoria  (L.) L'Hér. 1767. Hopea tinctoria L. 1791. Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér. 1879. Protohopea tinctoria (L.) Miers 1891. Eugeniodes tinctorium (L.) Kuntze	Sweetleaf ⓘ Sweet-leaf Common sweetleaf Horsesugar ⓘ Horse-sugar	Introduced, US South native		NYFA: X NYFA: Suffolk iNat Cultivated NYC	USDA-N0 Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Symplocos paniculata  (Thunb.) Miq. 1784. Prunus paniculata Thunb. 1867. Symplocos paniculata (Thunb.) Miq.	Sapphire berry Sapphire-berry ⓘ Asiatic sweetleaf	Introduced, Highly invasive,  NYIS Tier: 2,  USGS: L48 established		NYFA: X NYFA: Nassau county iNat GBIF 4 counties	USDA-X0 BONAP Images Wikispecies

Family Styracaceae

The Styracaceae (snowbell family) contains snowbells and silverbell trees.

Halesia

Halesia carolina

Ericales — Styracaceae — Halesia
Genus Halesia	Silverbell	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Halesia carolina  L. 1759. Halesia carolina L. 1761. Halesia tetraptera J.Ellis 1803. Halesia parviflora Michx. 1914. Halesia carolinavar. monticola Rehder 1921. Halesia monticola (Rehder) Sarg.	Silver bells, Possomwood, Carolina silverbell	Introduced, US South native Perennial, Tree		NYFA: X	USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN FNA NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies

Styrax

Ericales — Styracaceae — Styrax
Genus Styrax	Snowbell	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Styrax americanus  Lam. 1783. Styrax americanus Lam. 1803. Styrax pulverulentus Michx. 1917. Styrax americanus var. pulverulentus Rehder	American snowbell, Mock orange	Introduced, US South native, Cultivated		NYFA: 0	USDA-N0 ARS-GRIN Tropicos NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies
Styrax japonicus  Sieb. & Zucc.	Japanese snowbell, Japanese storax	Introduced		NYFA: X NYFA: 2 counties GBIF 6 counties	USDA-X0 ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Family Diapensiaceae

The Diapensiaceae (diapensia family).

Diapensia

Ericales — Diapensiaceae — Diapensia
Genus Diapensia	Diapensia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Diapensia lapponica  L. ssp. lapponica	Lapland diapensia, Pincushion plant	Native, Threatened		NYFA: 2	USDA- Images Wikispecies

Galax

Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax (beetleweed) is an eastern North America native, but is considered to be an introduction in the Northeast. It is cultivated as a "native" groundcover and may persist as an escapee on Long Island, but is not considered to be truly naturalized in New York State.

Ericales — Diapensiaceae — Galax
Genus Galax	Galax	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Galax urceolata  (Poir.) Brummitt  auct. Galax aphylla non L.	Beetleweed	Introduced, US South native, Not naturalized, Nassau, Suffolk Counties		NYFA: X	USDA-N0 Go Botany ITIS FNA LBJ Images Wikispecies

Pyxidanthera

Pyxidanthera barbulata pyxie moss Both species of Pyxidanthera (pixie moss) are rare natives of the east coast. The smaller P. brevifolia (little-leaf pixiemoss) is only found in the Carolinas, but the larger P. barbulata (flowering pixiemoss) can be found as far north as Long Island, where it is considered endangered.

Ericales — Diapensiaceae — Pyxidanthera
Genus Pyxidanthera	Pyxie moss	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Pyxidanthera barbulata  Michx.	Common pyxiemoss, Flowering moss, Flowering pixiemoss, Big pyxie, Pyxies	Native, CoC: 6, Endangered, Suffolk County only Perennial, Herb-subshrub		NYFA: 1	USDA-N0 ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Family Sarraceniaceae

The Sarraceniaceae (pitcher-plant family) are carnivorous plants, consisting of three New-World genera. The largest genus, Heliamphora, is endemic to South America, and the monospecific Darlingtonia is native to the West Coast of the U.S. The third genus, Sarracenia, with about eight species, is native to eastern North America.

Sarracenia

Sarracenia purpurea purple pitcher-plant The most widespread and only cold-tolerant species of Sarracenia is Sarracenia purpurea (the purple pitcher plant). Of its two subspecies, S. purpurea ssp. venosa is only found south of New York, but S. purpurea ssp. purpurea is fairly widespread in New York peatlands as well as farther north.

Ericales — Sarraceniaceae — Sarracenia
Genus Sarracenia	Pitcher plant	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Sarracenia purpurea  L. ssp. purpurea 1753. Sarracenia purpurea L. 1827. S. purpureavar. terrae-novae 1933. S. purpureassp. gibbosa 1933. S. purpureavar. stolonifera 1951. S. purpureavar. ripicola	Purple pitcher-plant, Northern pitcher-plant, Side-saddle plant, Common pitcherplant, Huntsman's-cup, Huntsman's horn, Decumbent pitcher plant, Frog's-britches Sarracénie pourpre	Native, CoC: 9, Vulnerable OBL Perennial, Herb-forb, Sun		NYFA: 3-4	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies

Family Actinidiaceae

The Actinidiaceae (Chinese gooseberry family) has only two species that have been found outside of cultivation in New York. Only one of these are considered to be naturalized.

Actinidia

Actinidia arguta taravine or hardy kiwi

Ericales — Actinidiaceae — Actinidioideae — Actinidia
Genus Actinidia	Kiwifruit	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Actinidia arguta  (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. 1867. Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq.	Hardy kiwi ⓘ Baby kiwi ⓘ Tara vine ⓘ Taravine ⓘ	Introduced from  temperate Asia, Highly invasive,  NYIS Tier: 2,  iMapInvasives,  Invasive.org: [2], Naturalized		NYFA: Xn NYFA: Westchester (2013) 2 counties	USDA-X0 ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies
Actinidia polygama  (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Maxim. 1843. Trochostigma polygamum Siebold & Zucc. 1859. Actinidia polygama (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Maxim.	Silver vine, Cat powder, Matatabi	Introduced from  temperate Asia, Potentially invasive,  iMapInvasives, Not naturalized		NYFA: X	USDA-X0 ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies

Family Clethraceae

The Clethraceae (clethra family) contains just two species, only one of which (Clethra) is found in New York.

Clethra

Clethra alnifolia Clethra contains two North American species: Clethra acuminata, mountain pepperbush, is limited to the Appalachians from Alabama to southern Pennsylvania, and has not been known to naturalize as far north as New York State. Clethra alnifolia, coastal sweet pepperbush, is found primarily along the East Coast, including parts of New York, particularly in wet acidic environments. Clethra alnifolia cultivars are available and are usually either more compact than the wild form or have pink flowers.

Ericales — Clethraceae — Clethra
Genus Clethra	Sweetpepperbush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Clethra alnifolia  L. 1753. Clethra alnifolia  L. 1786. Clethra tomentosa  Lam. 1789. Clethra paniculata  Aiton 1803. Clethra alnifolia  var. tomentosa  Michx. 1803. Clethra alnifolia  var. glabella  Michx. 1900. Clethra alnifolia  var. paniculata  Rehder 1903. Clethra alnifolia  var. michauxii  Zabel	Coastal sweet-pepperbush, Coast pepperbush, Sweet Pepperbush, Summersweet, Summersweet clethra, Pink spires (cv.), Anne Bidwell (cv.) Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne	Native, CoC: 7, Secure FAC Perennial, Shrub, Sun - shade		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP IPN LBJ Images Wikispecies

Family Ericaceae

The Ericaceae (heath family).

Subfamily Pyroloideae

The subfamily Pyroloideae Kosteltsky. Perennial herbs, rhizomatous.

Tribe Pyroleae

The native New York Pyroleae consist of about nine species of "wintergreen" or "shineleaf" plants. The organization of the Pyroleae used here is based primarily on Liu (2011).

Orthilia

Ericales — Ericaceae — Pyroloideae — Pyroleae — Orthilia
Genus Orthilia	Orthilia	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Orthilia secunda  (L.) House 1753. Pyrola secunda L. 1858. Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke 1914. Ramischia elatior Rydb. 1921. Orthilia secunda (L.) House	One-sided wintergreen, Sidebells wintergreen	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany FNA Images Wikispecies

Pyrola

Pyrola (wintergreen) photos from the 1918 Wild Flowers of New York New York Pyrola species go by the various colloquial names: wintergreen, shinleaf, or sometimes shineleaf.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Pyroloideae — Pyroleae — Pyrola
Genus Pyrola	Wintergreen	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Pyrola americana  Sweet 1830. Pyrola americana Sweet 1844. Pyrola obovata Bertol.  auct. Pyrola rotundifolia p.p. non L. 1920. Pyrola rotundifolia  var. americana  Fernald 1966. Pyrola asarifolia  ssp. americana  Křísa	American wintergreen American shinleaf Wild lily-of-the-valley Round-leaved shineleaf Round-leaved wintergreen Pyrole d'Amérique Pyrole à feuilles rondes	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Pyrola chlorantha  Sw. 1810. Pyrola chlorantha Sw. 1811. Pyrola virens Schweigg. 1867. Pyrola oxypetala Austin ex A. Gray 1920. Pyrola chlorantha  var. convoluta  (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald 1920. Pyrola chlorantha  var. paucifolia  Fernald 1920. Pyrola chlorantha  var. revoluta  Jenn. 1941. Pyrola virens  var. convoluta  (W.P.C. Barton) Fernald 1941. Pyrola virens  var. saximontana  (Fernald) Fernald	Green-flowered wintergreen, Green-flowered shineleaf, Greenish-flowered wintergreen, Pale-green wintergreen	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Images Wikispecies
Pyrola elliptica  Nutt.	Shinleaf, Waxflower shinleaf, Large-leaved shineleaf, Elliptic shineleaf	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN ITIS Images Wikispecies
Pyrola asarifolia  Michx. ssp. asarifolia yyyy. Pyrola californica Krísa yyyy. Pyrola elata Nutt. yyyy. Pyrola uliginosa Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr. yyyy. Pyrola uliginosa  var. gracilis  Jennings yyyy. Pyrola asarifolia  var. asarifolia  {{{5}}} yyyy. Pyrola asarifolia  var. incarnata  (DC.) Fernald yyyy. Pyrola asarifolia  var. ovata  Farw. yyyy. Pyrola asarifolia  var. purpurea  (Bunge)Fernald yyyy. Pyrola rotundifolia  ssp. asarifolia  (Michx.) Á. Löve & D. Löve	Pink shinleaf ⓘ Pink wintergreen ⓘ Bog wintergreen ⓘ Liverleaf wintergreen ⓘ Pink pyrola ⓘ Pyrole à feuilles d'asaret ⓘ	Native, Threatened		NYFA: 2	USDA-NN VASCAN ITIS Images Wikispecies
Pyrola minor  L.	Snowline wintergreen, Lesser wintergreen	Native, Endangered		NYFA: 1	Images Wikispecies

Moneses

Ericales — Ericaceae — Pyroloideae — Pyroleae — Moneses
Genus Moneses	Single-delight	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Moneses uniflora  (L.) A.Gray     Pyrola uniflora L.	One-flowered wintergreen	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Chimaphila

Ericales — Ericaceae — Pyroloideae — Pyroleae — Chimaphila
Genus Chimaphila	Prince's-pine	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Chimaphila umbellata  (L.) W.P.C.Barton 1753. Pyrola umbellata L. 1817. Chimaphila umbellata W.P.C.Barton 1891. Pseva umbellata (L.) Kuntze	Common wintergreen, Pipsissewa, Noble prince's-pine	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Chimaphila maculata  (L.) Pursh	Spotted wintergreen, Striped prince's pine	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Monotropoideae

The subfamily Monotropoideae consists exclusively of taxa which are both herbaceous and achlorophyllous. Because they are symbiotic with mycorrhizal fungi and a photosynthetic host, these taxa are known as mycoheterotrophs.

Tribe Monotropeae

Monotropeae are mycotrophs, which are parasitic plants that obtain their nutrients trough fungi instead photosynthesis.

Monotropa

Monotropa

Ericales — Ericaceae — Monotropoideae — Monotropeae — Monotropa
Genus Monotropa	Indianpipe	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Monotropa uniflora  L. 1753. Monotropa uniflora L. 1927. Monotropa brittonii Small	Indian-pipe, One-flowered Indian pipe, Ghost pipe, Convulsion root Monotrope uniflore, Monotrope à une fleur	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Images Wikispecies

Hypopitys

Hypopitys monotropa - pinesap Hypopitys is often included in Monotropa (above).

Ericales — Ericaceae — Monotropoideae — Monotropeae — Hypopitys
Genus Hypopitys	Pinesap	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Hypopitys monotropa  Crantz 1753. Monotropa hypopitys L. 1766. Hypopitys monotropa Crantz 1772. Hypopitys multiflora Scop. 1803. Monotropa lanuginosa Michx. 1810. Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michx.) Raf. 1843. Hypopitys americana (DC.) Small 1894. Hypopitys hypopitys (L.) Small taut. 1897. Hypopitys multiflora (Scop.) Fritsch 1901. Hypopitys fimbriata (A.Gray) Howell 1910. M. hypopitysvar. lanuginosa Purah.	Pinesap, American pinesap, Yellow pinesap, Yellow bird's-nest, False beechdrops Monotrope du pin, Monotrope à grappe	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Hypopitys lanuginosa  (Michx.) Raf. 1803. Monotropa lanuginosa Michx. 1810. Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michx.) Raf. 1818. H. lanuginosa (Michx.) Nutt. isonym 1910. Monotropa hypopitys  ssp. lanuginosa  (Michx.) Purah. 1956. Monotropa hypopitys  ssp. lanuginosa  (Michx.) H.Hara	Red pinesap hairy pine-sap	Native, CoC: 8, Unranked		NYFA: Nu	Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Tribe Pterosporeae

Pterospora

Ericales — Ericaceae — Monotropoideae — Pterosporeae — Pterospora
Genus Pterospora	Pinedrops	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Pterospora andromedea  Nutt.	Pinedrops, Pine-drops, Woodland pinedrops, Giant pinedrops, Giant birds's-nest, Albany beechdrops	Native, Endangered		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Arbutoideae

Arctostaphylos

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi bearberry or kinnikinnick Bearberry is a trailing evergreen shrub, native to rocky and sandy upland parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including suitable parts of New York State.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Arbutoideae — Arctostaphylos
Genus Arctostaphylos	Manzanita	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi  (L.) Spreng. 1753. Arbutus uva-ursi L. 1812. Arbutus buxifolia Stokes 1813. Mairania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. 1821. Uva-ursi buxifolia (Stokes) Gray 1825. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 1913. Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L.) Britton taut.	Red bearberry, Kinnikinnick, Pinemat manzanita, Mealberry, Hog cranberry Raisin d’ours, Arctostaphyle raisin-d'ours, Busserole	Native, CoC: 8, Secure UPL Perennial, Shrub-subshrub, Sun - shade		Alba Bron Clin Colu Dutc Erie Esse Fran Fult Gene Gree Hami Jeff Lewi Nass Niag Onei Onta Oran Oswe Putn Quee Rens Rich Rock Stla Steu Suff Tomp Ulst Warr Wash NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Harrimanelloideae

Harrimanella

Ericales — Ericaceae — Harrimanelloideae — Harrimanella
Genus Harrimanella	Harrimanella	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Harrimanella hypnoides  (L.) Coville	Moss bell-heather	Native, Likely extirpated		NYFA: Z	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Ericoideae

Tribe Phyllodoceae

Epigaea

Epigaea repens L. trailing arbutus Epigaea contains three species, only one of which, trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens), is native to the New World. It is a low shrub/subshrub found in acidic upland hemlock-hardwood forests and forest edges through much of eastern North America. It flowers in early spring and does well in disturbed sites such as logging roads. Trailing arbutus is the state plant of Massachusetts.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Phyllodoceae — Epigaea
Genus Epigaea	Trailing-arbutus	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	1 NPT
Epigaea repens  L. 1753. Epigaea repens L. 1837. Epigaea repens  var. rubicunda  D.Don 1939. Epigaea repens  var. glabrifolia  Fernald	Trailing arbutus ⓘ Trailing-arbutus ⓘ Mayflower ⓘ Creeping mayflower ⓘ Gravelroot ⓘ Ground laurel ⓘ Épigée rampante ⓘ Épigée fleur-de-mai ⓘ Fleur de mai ⓘ	Native, CoC: 7, Likely secure, S4, G5		NYFA: 4 iNat	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Kalmia

Sheep-laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) Kalmia (laurel) is a North American genus with about 10 species, four of which are considered to be native to New York.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Phyllodoceae — Kalmia
Genus Kalmia	Laurel	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Kalmia angustifolia  L. var. angustifolia	Sheep-laurel, Sheep-kill	Native, CoC: 7, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Kalmia latifolia  L.	Mountain laurel	Native, CoC: 7, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Kalmia polifolia  Wang.	Pale laurel, Bog laurel	Native, CoC: 10, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Kalmia procumbens     Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.	Alpine azalea	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS Images Wikispecies
Genus Kalmia (excluded taxa)	Laurel	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Kalmia buxifolia  (Bergius) Gift & Kron 2008 1777. Ledum buxifolium Bergius 1813. Dendrium buxifolium Desv. 1817. Leiophyllum buxifolium Elliott 1839. Leiophyllum lyonii Sweet 1901. Leiophyllum hugeri (Small) K. Schum.	Sandmyrtle, Sand-myrtle	N. America native  southern U. S., N.Y. excluded		NYFA-Excluded	USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Tribe Ericeae

Calluna

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull heather Calluna is a monotypic plant genus whose sole species is Calluna vulgaris or heather, an Old-World plant.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Ericeae — Calluna
Genus Calluna	Heather	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Calluna vulgaris  (L.) Hull 1753. Erica vulgaris L. 1808. Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull 1906. Ericoides vulgaris (L.) Merino	Heather, Scotch heather, Scots heather, Common heather, Ling	Introduced from  Eurasia,  northern Africa, Naturalized FAC Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: X	USDA-XX ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Tribe Rhodoreae

Rhododendron

Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Pentanthera

Rhododendron periclymenoides pinxter flower Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera contains the azaleas, three of which are native to New York.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Rhodoreae — Rhododendron
Genus Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Pentanthera	Azalea	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhododendron prinophyllum  (Small) Millais 1914. Azalea prinophylla Small 1917. R. prinophyllum (Small) Millais 1921. R. roseum (Loisel.) Rehder superfl. 1924. R. nudiflorum  var. roseum  (Loisel.) Wiegand	Early azalea ⓘ Roseshell azalea ⓘ Woolly azalea ⓘ Election-pink ⓘ	Native, CoC: 6, Secure FAC Perennial, Shrub, Shade		NYFA: 5	USDA-N0 Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies
Rhododendron periclymenoides  (Michx.) Shinners 1762. Azalea nudiflora L. illeg. 1803. A. periclymenoides Michx. 1824. R. nudiflorum (L.) Torr. illeg. 1941. R. nudiflorum  f. glandiferum  (Porter) Fernald 1962. R. periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners	Pinxter flower ⓘ Pinxter-flower ⓘ Pinkster Pink azalea Election-pink ⓘ Pinxterbloom azalea ⓘ	Native, CoC: 7, Secure FAC Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN BONAP Images Wikispecies
Rhododendron viscosum  (L.) Torr. 1753. Azalea serrulata Small     Azalea viscosa L. 1824. R. viscosum (L.) Torr.     R. serrulatum (Small) Millais	Swamp azalea Clammy azalea	Native, CoC: 7, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-N0 Go Botany FNA BONAP Images Wikispecies
Rhododendron calendulaceum  (Michx.) Torrey	Flame azalea	Introduced from  southeastern US, N. America native		NYFA: X	USDA-N0 Go Botany BONAP Images Wikispecies
Genus Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Pentanthera (excluded taxa)	Azalea	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhododendron arborescens  (Pursh) Torr. 1813. Azalea arborescens Pursh 1824. R. arborescens (Pursh) Torr.	Smooth azalea Sweet Azalea	N. America native, N.Y. excluded		NYFA-Excluded	USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies Note: 1986
Rhododendron canescens  (Michx.) Sweet 1803. Azalea canescens Michx. 1830. R. canescens (Michx.) Sweet 1900. Azalea nudiflora  var. canescens  Rehder in L.H.Bailey 1901. Azalea candida Small 1916. R. candidum (Small) Rehder 1921. R. canescens  var. candidum  (Small) Rehder	Mountain azalea ⓘ Hoary azalea ⓘ Wild azalea Honeysuckle azalea Piedmont azalea ⓘ Sweet azalea Southern pinxterflower ⓘ Sweet-Florida pinxter ⓘ	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			USDA-N0 Go Botany-0 ARS-GRIN ITIS Tropicos BONAP IPN Images Wikispecies Note: 1918

Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Rhodora

Rhododendron canadense rhodora Rhododendron sect. Rhodora contains the single species Rhododendron canadense (rhodora), which is native to northeastern North America.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Rhodoreae — Rhododendron
Genus Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Rhodora	Rhodora	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhododendron canadense  (L.) Torr. 1762. Rhodora canadensis L. 1841. Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. 1891. Azalea canadensis (L.) Kuntze	Rhodora ⓘ Canada rosebay ⓘ Canada rhododendron ⓘ Canadian rhododendron ⓘ Rhododendron du Canada ⓘ Rhodora ⓘ Rhodora du Canada ⓘ	Native, CoC: 9, Threatened FACW Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 2	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Pontica

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Rhodoreae — Rhododendron
Genus Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes sect. Pontica	Rhododendron	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhododendron maximum  L. 1753. Rhododendron maximum L. 1935. Rhododendron ashleyi Coker 1943. Hymenanthes maxima (L.) H.F.Copel.	Great rosebay ⓘ Great laurel ⓘ Great rhododendron ⓘ Rose bay ⓘ Wild rhododendron Rosebay rhododendron	Native, CoC: 9, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN Tropicos BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies

Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron

Rhododendron lapponicum Lapland rosebay Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron contains the two New York natives Labrador tea (R. groenlandicum) and Lapland rosebay (R. lapponicum).

Ericales — Ericaceae — Ericoideae — Rhodoreae — Rhododendron
Genus Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron subsect. Ledum	Rhododendron	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhododendron groenlandicum  (Oeder) Kron & Judd 1771. Ledum groenlandicum Oeder in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.), Fl. Dan. 4(10):5 1892. Ledum palustre var. groenlandicum (Oeder) Rosenv. in Meddel. Grønland 1948. Ledum palustre ssp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hultén in Acta Univ. Lund. 1990. Rhododendron groenlandicum (Oeder) Kron & Judd in Syst. Bot. 15:67	Labrador tea, Bog Labrador tea, Common Labrador tea	Native, CoC: 9, Likely secure		NYFA: 4-5 iNat:	USDA-NN Go Botany Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Genus Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron subsect. Lapponica	Rhododendron	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhododendron lapponicum  (L.) Wahlenb.     Azalea lapponica L.	Lapland rosebay, Lapland azalea	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany BONAP Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Empetroideae

Empetroideae Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 491. Sep–Oct 1826.

Tribe Empetreae

Empetreae Horan., Char. Ess. Fam.: 109. 17 Jun 1847.

Empetrum

Ericales — Ericaceae — Empetroideae — Empetreae — Empetrum
Genus Empetrum	Crowberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Empetrum nigrum  L. 1753. Empetrum nigrum L. 1913. E. eamesiissp. hermaphroditum 1927. E. hermaphroditum Lange ex Hagerup 1933. E. nigrumvar. hermaphroditum 1952. E. nigrumssp. hermaphroditum	Black crowberry, Crakeberry, Curlew-berry Camarine noire	Native, Rare		NYFA: 3	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies
Empetrum atropurpureum  Fernald & Wiegand 1913. E. atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand 1927. E. rubrum var. atropurpureum 1960. E. eamesii ssp. atropurpureum 1966. E. nigrum var. atropurpureum	Purple crowberry, Red crowberry Camarine noire-pouprée, Camarine atropourpre, Camarine pourpre	Native, Endangered		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Corema

Ericales — Ericaceae — Empetroideae — Empetreae — Corema
Genus Corema	Crowberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Corema conradii  (Torr.) Torr. 1837. Empetrum conradii Torr. 1842. Corema conradii (Torr.) Torr.	Broom crowberry, Broom-crowberry, Poverty-grass Corème de Conrad, Camarine de Conrad	Native, Endangered		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Subfamily Vaccinoideae

Tribe Oxydendreae

Oxydendrum

Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. sourwood tree Oxydendrum contains a single species, the sourwood tree (O. arboreum), which is endemic to the southeastern U.S., as far north as southwestern Pennsylvania. Its flowers grow in racemes and look similar to lily-of-the-valley flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental in southern New York, where it has escaped.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Oxydendreae — Oxydendrum
Genus Oxydendrum	Sourwood	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Oxydendrum arboreum  (L.) DC. 1753. Andromeda arborea L. 1839. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.	Sourwood, Sorreltree, Lily-of-the-valley tree, Swamp-cranberry	Introduced, US South native		NYFA: X	USDA-N0 ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe IPN Images Wikispecies

Tribe Lyonieae

Lyonia

Lyonia ligustrina - maleberry

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Lyonieae — Lyonia
Genus Lyonia	Staggerbush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Lyonia ligustrina  (L.) DC. var. ligustrina 1753. Vaccinium ligustrinum L. 1813. Andromeda ligustrina (L.) Muhl. 1839. Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. 1894. Xolisma ligustrina (L.) Britton 1913. Arsenococcus ligustrinus (L.) Small	Maleberry, Seedy buckberry, Privet andromeda Lyonie faux-troène, Lyonie ligustrine	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-N0 Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe Images Wikispecies
Lyonia mariana  (L.) D.Don 1753. Andromeda mariana L. 1834. Lyonia mariana (L.) D.Don 1876. Pieris mariana (L.) Benth. & Hook.f. 1913. Neopieris mariana (L.) Britton 1924. Xolisma mariana (L.) Rehder	Stagger-bush, Piedmont staggerbush, Maryland staggerbush	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe IPN Images Wikispecies

Tribe Andromedeae

Andromeda

Andromeda polifolia bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia (bog-rosemary) is generally treated as the only member of its genus and is found in acidic bogs throughout the northern hemisphere. Two varieties are considered to be present in North America, but only the glaucous-leaved bog rosemary, A. polifolia var. latifolia (syn. A. glaucophylla) has been reported in New York.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Andromedeae — Andromeda
Genus Andromeda	Bog-rosemary	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Andromeda polifolia  L. var. latifolia Aiton 1789. A. polifoliavar. latifolia 1821. A. glaucophylla Link 1839. A. polifoliavar. glaucophylla 1914. A. canescens Small 1916. A. glaucophyllavar. iodandra 1924. A. glaucophyllafo. latifolia 1927. A. glaucophyllavar. latifolia 1948. A. polifoliassp. glaucophylla	Bog rosemary, Glaucous-leaved bog rosemary Andromède glauque	Native, CoC: 10, Secure OBL Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos LBJ Images Wikispecies

Tribe Gaultherieae

Chamaedaphne

Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (leatherleaf) is the sole species of the genus and is native to much of the Northern Hemisphere, including New York State.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Gaultherieae — Chamaedaphne
Genus Chamaedaphne	Leatherleaf	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Chamaedaphne calyculata  (L.) Moench	Leatherleaf	Native, CoC: 8, Secure OBL Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Gaultheria

Gaultheria procumbens wintergreen

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Gaultherieae — Gaultheria
Genus Gaultheria	Snowberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Gaultheria procumbens  L.	Wintergreen ⓘ Teaberry ⓘ Eastern teaberry ⓘ Checkerberry ⓘ Eastern spicy-wintergreen ⓘ Creeping wintergreen ⓘ Spring wintergreen ⓘ Mountain-tea ⓘ Thé des bois, Thé rouge, Gaulthérie couchée	Native, Secure Perennial, Shrub, subshrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Gaultheria hispidula  (L.) Muhl. ex Bigel. Chiogenes hispidula	Creeping snowberry	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Eubotrys

Eubotrys racemosa

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Gaultherieae — Eubotrys
Genus Eubotrys	Fetterbush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Eubotrys racemosa  (L.) Nutt. 1842. Eubotrys racemosa (L.) Nutt. 1856. Leucothoe racemosa (L.) A. Gray	Swamp fetterbush ⓘ Swamp doghobble ⓘ Swamp deciduous dog-laurel ⓘ Deciduous swamp fetterbush ⓘ Sweetbells ⓘ Swamp sweetbells ⓘ	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-N0 Go Botany FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Eubotrys recurva  (Buckley) Britton	Mountain fetterbush, Deciduous mountain fetterbush, Redtwig doghobble, Red-twigged doghobble	Introduced, US South native Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: X	USDA-N0 BONAP Images Wikispecies

Leucothoe

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Gaultherieae — Leucothoe
Genus Leucothoe	Doghobble	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Leucothoe fontanesiana  (Steud.) Sleumer	Highland dog-hobble	Introduced, US South native, Impersistent		NYFA: Xm	USDA-N0 Go Botany BONAP Images Wikispecies
Leucothoe axillaris  (Lam.) D.Don 1783. Andromeda axillaris Lam. 1788. Andromeda catesbaei Walter 1809. Andromeda walteri Willd. 1834. Leucothoe axillaris D.Don 1856. Leucothoe catesbaei A.Gray	Coastal doghobble	Introduced, US South native, Cultivated, No NY reports Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 0	USDA-N0 ARS-GRIN NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies

Tribe Vaccinieae

The Vaccinieae contain the morphologically similar huckleberries (Gaylussacia) and blueberries (Vaccinium).

Gaylussacia

Gaylussacia bigeloviana bog huckleberry

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Vaccinieae — Gaylussacia
Genus Gaylussacia	Huckleberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Gaylussacia baccata  (Wangenh.) K.Koch 1787. Andromeda baccata Wangenh. 1872. Gaylussacia baccata K.Koch 1900. G. resinosavar. glaucocarpa B.L.Rob. 1907. G. baccatavar. glaucocarpa Mack. 1933. Decachaena baccata Small	Black huckleberry	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Gaylussacia frondosa  (L.) Torr. & A.Gray 1753. Vaccinium frondosum L. 1843. Gaylussacia frondosa Torr. & A.Gray 1933. Decachaena frondosa ex Small	Blue huckleberry, Dangleberry	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-N0 Go Botany ARS-GRIN Images Wikispecies
Gaylussacia bigeloviana  (Fernald) Sorrie & Weakley 1911. Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana Fernald 1933. Lasiococcus dumosusvar. bigelovianus Fernald 2007. Gaylussacia bigeloviana Sorrie & Weakley  auct. Gaylussacia dumosa non (Andrews) A.Gray	Dwarf huckleberry, Bog huckleberry	Native, Endangered		NYFA: 1-2	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Vaccinium

The genus Vaccinium comprises the blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries and similar shrubs. It is here broken down into sections as described in Flora of North America.

Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus

Section Cyanococcus was described by Asa Gray in Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science in 1846. This section contains all of the New York blueberry species except the alpine blueberry.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Vaccinieae — Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus
Genus Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus	Blueberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Vaccinium angustifolium  Aiton 1789. Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton 1861. V. pensylvanicumvar. nigrum 1894. V. nigrum (Alph.Wood) Britton 1914. V. brittonii Porter ex E. P. Bicknell 1931. Cyanococcus angustifolium (Aiton) Rydb. 1943. V. lamarckii Camp	Lowbush blueberry, Late lowbush blueberry, Low sweet blueberry, Late sweet blueberry, Sweet-hurts Bleuet à feuilles étroites, Airelle de Pennsylvanie	Native, CoC: 4, Secure Perennial, Shrub, Sun - shade		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos BONAP LBJ Images Wikispecies
Vaccinium corymbosum  L. 1753. Vaccinium corymbosum L.	Highbush blueberry, Swamp blueberry, Whortleberry, New Jersey blueberry, Southern blueberry Bleuet en corymbe	Native, CoC: 6, Secure Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA BONAP Images Wikispecies
Vaccinium × atlanticum  E.P.Bicknell (pro sp.)   Vaccinium angustifolium ×   Vaccinium corymbosum	Atlantic huckleberry, Hybrid of  Lowbush blueberry &  Highbush blueberry	Native, Unranked Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: U	USDA-N0 ITIS BONAP Images Wikispecies
Vaccinium myrtilloides  Michx. 1803. Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. 1823. V. canadense Kalm ex Richardson 1917. Cyanococcus canadensis (Kalm ex Richardson) Rydb. 1921. V. angustifoliumvar. myrtilloides	Velvet-leaved blueberry, Velvet-leaved huckleberry, Velvetleaf huckleberry, Sour-top blueberry, Sourtop, Canada blueberry Bleuet fausse-myrtille, Bleuet rameau-velouté, Bleuet du Canada, Bleuets, Airelle fausse-myrtille, Airelle faux-myrtille, Airelle du Canada	Native, CoC: 7, Secure Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Vaccinium pallidum  Aiton 1789. Vaccinium pallidum Aiton 1856. V. corymbosumvar. pallidum 1933. Cyanococcus pallidus (Aiton) Small	Early lowbush blueberry, Late lowbush blueberry, Blue Ridge blueberry, Hillside blueberry	Native, CoC: 7, Secure Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies
Vaccinium boreale  I.V.Hall & Aalders 1848. V. pensylvanicumvar. angustifolium 1861. V. pensylvanicumvar. alpinum 1961. V. boreale I.V.Hall & Aalders	Northern blueberry, High-mountain blueberry, Sweet hurts Bleuet boréal	Native, CoC: 10, Threatened, NYNHP: 2 Perennial, Shrub		NYFA: 2	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos BONAP Images Wikispecies

Vaccinium sect. Vaccinium

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Vaccinieae — Vaccinium sect. Vaccinium
Genus Vaccinium sect. Vaccinium	Blueberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Vaccinium uliginosum  L. (1753)	Alpine blueberry, Bog blueberry, Bog bilberry, Bog whortleberry, Northern bilberry, Airelle de marécages	Native, Rare		NYFA: 3	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Vaccinieae — Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus
Genus Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus	Dwarf blueberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Vaccinium cespitosum  Michx. 1803. V. caespitosum Michx. 1818. V. geminiflorum Kunth 1899. V. arbuscula (A.Gray) Merriam 1942. V. nivictum Camp 1942. V. paludicola Camp	Dwarf bilberry, Dwarf blueberry Airelle gazonnante	Native, Endangered		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies

Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus

Cranberries (Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus) can be found in acidic bogs throughout the state.

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Vaccinieae — Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus
Genus Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus	Cranberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Vaccinium macrocarpon  Aiton 1789. Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton 1803. V. oxycoccosvar. oblongifolium 1805. Oxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers. 1805. O. palustrisvar. macrocarpos 1894. Schollera macrocarpos (Aiton) Britton	Cranberry, Large cranberry, American cranberry Canneberge à gros fruits, Ronce d'Amérique	Native, CoC: 8, Secure OBL Perennial, Shrub, subshrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Vaccinium oxycoccos  L. 1753. Vaccinium oxycoccos L.	Cranberry, Small cranberry, European cranberry Canneberge commune	Native, CoC: 8, Secure, (circumboreal) OBL Perennial, Shrub, subshrub		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies

Vaccinium sect. Polycodium

Ericales — Ericaceae — Vaccinoideae — Vaccinieae — Vaccinium sect. Polycodium
Genus Vaccinium sect. Polycodium	Deerberry	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Vaccinium stamineum  L. (1753)	Deerberry, Southern-gooseberry	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies