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Arbutus is a genus of 12 accepted species [2] of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, [3] native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands and North America, and commonly called madrones [4] or strawberry trees. The name Arbutus was taken by taxonomists from Latin, where it referred to the species now ...
Arbutus unedo, commonly known as strawberry tree, also called madrone, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruits, the arbutus berry, which bear some resemblance to the strawberry , hence the common name strawberry tree.
The Trees of Europe. For the purposes of this category, "Europe" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It excludes Eastern Aegean Islands and Cyprus, which although geopolitically part of Europe are considered floristically part of ...
flowering currant; red-flowering currant Grossulariaceae (gooseberry family) Ribes uva-crispa: common gooseberry Grossulariaceae (gooseberry family) Hamamelidaceae: witch-hazel family; Hamamelis: hamamelis shrubs; Hamamelis virginiana: witch-hazel Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family) Liquidambar: liquidambar trees; Liquidambar formosana: Chinese ...
Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally European red raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberry species) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.
The islands are located where tradewinds occur, and water from clouds condensed on the branches of the tree and it later poured rain around the tree. [clarification needed] One of many legends says that the water originating from the tree was led to a hole from which the Bimbaches could provide water. [7] The original tree fell in a storm in 1610.
There are a variety of important trees species and specimens; a Grand Fir in Argyll is the tallest tree in the United Kingdom and the Fortingall Yew may be the oldest tree in Europe. The Arran Whitebeams, Shetland Mouse-ear and Scottish Primrose are endemic flowering plants and there are a variety of endemic mosses and lichens. Conservation of ...
The green leaves, white flowers and red berries of the strawberry tree, whose colors recall the flag of Italy: for this reason this bush is considered one of the Italian national symbols. [1] The strawberry tree, which is native to the Mediterranean region , is the national tree of Italy , [ 1 ] while its flower is the national flower .