''Menziesia'' was a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Ericaceae The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...

. More recently it has been reclassified within the genus ''

Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

''. it was formally transferred in 2011.Craven, L.A. ''Diplarche'' and ''Menziesia'' transferred to ''Rhododendron'' (''Ericaceae''). ''Blumea'' 56 (1), April 2011, pp. 33-35(3)
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Species

* ''Menziesia ciliicalyx'' (Miq.) Maxim. = ''

Rhododendron benhallii ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

'' * ''Menziesia ferruginea'' Sm. = ''

Rhododendron menziesii ''Rhododendron menziesii'', also classified as ''Menziesia ferruginea'', is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, known by several common names, including rusty menziesia, false huckleberry, fool's huckleberry and mock azale ...

'' - False azalea or Fool's huckleberry ** ''Menziesia glabella'' A.Gray = ''Rhododendron menziesii'' subsp. ''glabellum'' * ''Menziesia multiflora'' Maxim. = '' Rhododendron multiflorum'' * ''Menziesia pilosa'' Michx. ex Lam. = '' Rhododendron pilosum'' - Minnie bush; Allegheny menziesia * ''Menziesia katsumatae'' M.Tash. & H.Hatta. = '' Rhododendron katsumatae'' * ''Menziesia purpurea'' Maxim. '' Rhododendron kroniae'' * ''Menziesia pentandra'' Maxim. = '' Rhododendron pentandrum'' * ''Menziesia yakushimensis'' M.Tash. & H.Hatta = '' Rhododendron yakushimense'' * ''Menziesia goyozanensis'' M.Kikuchi = '' Rhododendron goyozanense''

References

Bibliography

* * Historically recognized angiosperm genera Ericoideae {{Ericaceae-stub