Arbutus menziesii

Pacific madrone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arbutus
Species:
A. menziesii
Binomial name
Arbutus menziesii
Natural range of Arbutus menziesii
Synonyms[3]
  • Arbutus menziesii var. elliptica DC.
  • Arbutus menziesii var. oblongifolia DC.
  • Arbutus procera Douglas ex Lindl. 1836 not Sol. ex DC. 1839

Arbutus menziesii or Pacific madrone (commonly madrone or madrona in the United States and arbutus in Canada), is a species of broadleaf evergreen tree in the family Ericaceae. It has waxy foliage, a contorted growth habit, and flaky bark.

It is native to the western coastal areas of North America, from British Columbia to California.

  1. ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Arbutus menziesii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 208. IUCN. e.T61220272A61220275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61220272A61220275.en.
  2. ^  This species was originally described and published in Flora Americae Septentrionalis; or, a Systematic Arrangement and Description of the Plants of North America 1:282. 1813–1814. "Arbutus menziesii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  3. ^ The Plant List, Arbutus menziesii Pursh