Ericaceae

Strawberry-tree

Arbutus unedo L.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arbutus

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (54)

aeb: بوحبيبة, لنج
Albanian: Mareja
Arabic: قطلب أونيدو, الجناء الأحمر, اللنج, بج, جني, قاتل أبيه, قطلب, مشمش بري
Aragonese: Alborcera, Alborzera, Arbetón, Modrollera
Armenian: Խոշորապտուղ մաթուզենի
ary: باخنو
arz: قطلب اونيدو, قطلب طاووسى
Asturian: Borrachinal, Albornial, Alborniu, Arbedeiro
azb: ایری مئیوه چیلک آغاجی
Azerbaijani: İrimeyvə çiyələkağacı
Basque: Gurbitz
Bulgarian: Кумарка
Catalan: Arbocer, Alberçoner, Albocer, Albocera, Alboix, Albrocer, Arbocera, Arbocó
Chinese: 草莓树, 草莓樹
Corsican: Albitru, Arbitru
Croatian: Maginja
Czech: Planika obecná, Planika velkoplodá
Danish: Almindelig Jordbærtræ, Jordbærtræ
Dutch: Aardbeiboom
English: Strawberry-tree, Strawberry tree, Irish strawberry tree, Mamkamla, Libyan strawberry-tree
Esperanto: Okcidenta arbuto, Arbuto, Fragarbo, Libia arbuto
Estonian: Harilik maasikapuu
Finnish: Lännenmansikkapuu, Mansikkapuu
French: Arbousier, Arbouse, Arbre aux fraises, Arbre à fraises
Galician: Érbedo, Albedro, Erbedo
German: Westlicher Erdbeerbaum, Arbousier
grc: Κόμαρος
Greek: Kουμαριά, Αρχ. Κόμαρος.
gv: Billey kenney
Hebrew: קטלב משונן
Hungarian: Nyugati szamócafa
io: Arbutiero
Italian: Cerasa marina, Corbezzolo
Japanese: イチゴノキ
lij: Arburussin, Arbusè, Armón, Murta
Macedonian: Јагодник
nap: Sovera pelosa
Norwegian Bokmål: Jordbærtre
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jordbærtre
Occitan: Arboç
Persian: درخت قطاب
Polish: Chruścina jagodna, Chróścina jagodna, Drzewo poziomkowe, Drzewo truskawkowe, Poziomkowiec
Portuguese: Medronheiro, Êrvedo
Russian: Земляничное дерево крупноплодное, Арбутус обыкновенный, Земляничник крупноплодный, Земляничник обыкновенный, Земляничное дерево, Земляничное дерево обыкновенное
sc: Olidone
sco: Brawlins
Slovak: Jahodovec obyčajný
Slovenian: Navadna jagodičnica
Spanish: Alborecera, Albornio, Alborozas, Arbol del azucar, Borrubiete, Borto, Madrono comun, Madroño
Swedish: Smultronträd
Turkish: Kocayemiş, Çilek ağacı
Ukrainian: Суничник великоплідний
Walloon: Arbôjhî
Welsh: Mefusbren, Mefusbren -nau

Synonyms

Arbutus cassinifolia Steud.
Arbutus crispa Hoffmanns.
Arbutus ferruginea L.f.
Arbutus integrifolia Sims
Arbutus intermedia Heldr. ex Nyman
Arbutus laurifolia L.f.
Arbutus nothocomaros Hedberg ex Nyman
Arbutus pavarii Pamp.
Arbutus procumbens Kluk ex Besser
Arbutus salicifolia Cels ex Hoffmanns.
Arbutus serratifolia Salisb.
Arbutus turbinata Pers. ex Rchb.
Arbutus unedo f. subcrenata Maire
Arbutus unedo var. ellipsoidea Aznov.
Arbutus unedo var. salicifolia Regel
Arbutus vulgaris Bubani

Flowers

In flower: October to January (from 783 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christian Manke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: George Papademetriou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: renaradelt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Sylvain Eichhorn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: conapa técnico, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: gutierrez josep, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Umberto Ferrando, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Arbutus

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.