Ericaceae
Texas madrone
Arbutus xalapensis
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arbutus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 德克薩斯草莓樹
- English
- Texas madrone
- Spanish
- Madroño, Madrón
Synonyms
- Arbutus densiflora Kunth
- Arbutus densiflora Benth.
- Arbutus densiflora var. petiolaris (Kunth) Loes.
- Arbutus donnell-smithii Small
- Arbutus floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti
- Arbutus glandulosa M.Martens & Galeotti
- Arbutus laurifolia Lindl.
- Arbutus laurina M.Martens & Galeotti
- Arbutus macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti
- Arbutus mollis Kunth
- Arbutus paniculata M.Martens & Galeotti
- Arbutus peninsularis Rose & Goldman
- Arbutus petiolaris Kunth
- Arbutus prunifolia Klotzsch
- Arbutus rubescens Bertol.
- Arbutus texana Buckley
- Arbutus varians Benth.
- Arbutus villosa Willd. ex Klotzsch
- Arbutus xalapensis subsp. texana (Buckley) A.E.Murray
- Arbutus xalapensis var. pubescens Benth.
- Arbutus xalapensis var. texana A.Gray
- Arctostaphylos rubescens (Bertol.) Hemsl.
- Comarostaphylis glauca Buckley
- Comarostaphylis rubescens (Bertol.) Klotzsch
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 271 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Clinton Steeds from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Miztli Balam Santos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Reyes Ivan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Miguel Vieira from Redwood City, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JOE BLOWE from Bountiful, Utah, Iran, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.