Taxonomy
Arbutus unedo | Strawberry-tree | Caithne
Distribution
Status
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Identification
Flowers: September – October; small
clusters of white/pink urn-shaped flowers
Fruits: Dark red berry when ripe,
resembling a strawberry
Twigs & bark: Evergreen; young twigs
brown and hairy; bark reddish then grey-brown, shedding when mature
Habitat
Lakeshores, islands, wood margins, heathy scrub, rocky shallow soils
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Irish distribution
Rare but locally frequent, particularly south-west (Killarney), also Lough Gill Co. Sligo
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2023
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Further information
Has an unusual range, widespread in Spain & Portugal, native in
the west of Ireland (planted elsewhere) but not in Britain.