× ''Phyllothamnus'' is a hybrid genus in the family
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae () are a Family (biology), 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 about 4,250 known species spread acros ...
with one known species, × ''Phyllothamnus erectus'', an artificial hybrid between ''
Phyllodoce empetriformis'' and ''
Rhodothamnus chamaecistus'',
[ first described in 1850 as ''Bryanthus'' × ''erectus''.][
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References
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* Webster, A. D
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
External links
Ericoideae
Monotypic Ericaceae genera
Plant nothogenera
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