PLANTS Profile for Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrone)

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Arbutus menziesii Pursh
Pacific madrone

Symbol:

ARME

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Arbutus menziesii Pursh

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Distribution:
Arbutus menziesii Pursh


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Arbutus menziesii Pursh

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 4 species in Arbutus

Classification:
Arbutus menziesii Pursh

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Arbutus L. – madrone
Species	Arbutus menziesii Pursh – Pacific madrone

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Arbutus menziesii Pursh

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Arbutus menziesii Pursh

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23627.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Arbutus menziesii Pursh

CA-CalPhotos

CA-Calflora

CA-California Oak Mortality Task Force

CA-Sierra Cascade Intensive Forest Management Research Co-op

CA-University of California at Santa Cruz Images

CABI Forestry Compendium

Canada-BC-UBC Botanical Garden

NC-Plant Fact Sheet

Silvics of North America

VA-VTree ID

WA-Burke Museum of Natural History

WA-Decline of Pacific Madrone

WA-Department of Natural Resources Community Description

WA-Washington Native Plant Society

Time Generated: 09/15/2008 10:16 PM MDT