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Arbutus menziesii
| Pacific madrone | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arbutus |
| Species: | A. menziesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Arbutus menziesii | |
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| Natural range of Arbutus menziesii | |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Plant List, Arbutus menziesii Pursh
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