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Arbutus arizonica

(Gray) Sarg.

Arizona Madrone

G4Apparently Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157810
Element CodePDERI03010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusArbutus
Other Common Names
Arizona madrone (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-04-15
Change Date1989-11-13
Edition Date1989-10-20
Edition AuthorsDEBRUIN, E.A.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
A large range and well collected throughout.
Range Extent Comments
Southeastern Arizona and adjacent New Mexico in the U.S.A. and southward through the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico into the state of Jalisco.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
Arizona (9)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Luteyn, J.L. 1995. Ericaceae part II: The superior-ovaried genera. Flora Neotropica monograph 66: 1-560. The New York Botanical Garden, New York.