Arbutus unedo L.
Synonymy
Taxon info
Arbutus unedo, known as strawberry tree, is a common and characteristic constituent of macchie throughout the Mediterranean region, extending along the Atlantic coasts to SW Ireland in the north. It is a large, evergreen shrub, flowering in the winter and early spring, often with ripe fruits of the previous year. An alcoholic drink, a kind of “tsipouro”, is sometimes distilled from the fruits (commonly so in Portugal). On the left of the photo is Erica manipuliflora.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 336 [Plate 10.4]
Distribution
GR(IoI NPi SPi Pe StE EC NC NE NAe WAe Kik KK EAe)
Greece (East Aegean islands present; East Central Greece present; Ionian Islands present; Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; North Aegean islands present; North Central Greece present; North Pindos present; North-East Greece present; Peloponnisos present; South Pindos present; Sterea Ellas present; West Aegean islands present)
