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Arbutus arizonica

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Arbutus arizonica

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Arbutus arizonica Arbutus arizonica Ericaceae image 24433 at PlantSystematicsorg

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Arbutus xalapensis, Arctostaphylos pringlei, Arbutus canariensis, Arctostaphylos hispidula, Arctostaphylos mendocinoensis

Arbutus arizonica, commonly known as Arizona madrone, is a tree species in the heath family family that is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its range extends along the Sierra Madre Occidental cordillera from the Madrean Sky Islands of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico south as far as Jalisco. It has been found in Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa, with one isolated population in Tamaulipas.

Arbutus arizonica is a tree that grows up to 45 ft (14 m), and has pinkish-brown bark. The fruit is an orange-red berry. The fruits are edible by humans and used by some indigenous peoples.

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Arbutus arizonica Arbutus arizonica Ericaceae image 24436 at DiversityOfLifeorg

Arbutus arizonica Arbutus arizonica Ericaceae image 24435 at PlantSystematicsorg

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Arbutus arizonica Wikipedia