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Canary Islands Strawberry-tree

Arbutus canariensis

Also called Canary Strawberry Tree, Canary Madrone

Canary Islands Strawberry-tree
Photo: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
Canary Is. (Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro)
Climate
subtropical

About

Arbutus canariensis, known in Spanish as madroño canario; in English as Canary Islands strawberry tree, is a species of shrub or tree in the heath family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands of Spain, specifically Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, and La Palma. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Arbutus plants

Greek Strawberry Tree · Arizona madrone · Arbutus madrensis · Pacific madrone · Arbutus mollis · Arbutus occidentalis · Libyan Strawberry-tree · Arbutus tessellata · Strawberry-tree · Texas madrone · Madrone

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arbutus canariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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