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Nuzu-ndu

The Arbutus Texana is commonly known as Lady Legs, Lady's Legs, Madrona, Madrone, Madrono, Manzanita, Naked Indian, Nuzu-ndu, Texas Arbutus, Texas Madrone, as well as Texas Madrono

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Growing Regions

Texas madrone grows from the Edwards Plateau of south-central Texas to Trans-Pecos Texas and southeastern New Mexico [12]. It occurs southward through Mexico into Guatemala [12].

     

General Information

The current scientific name of Texas madrone is Arbutus xalapensis Kunth (Ericaceae)[6,12,17,32].

Texas madrone is listed as a dominant or indicator in the following
community type (cts) classification:

Area                    Classification          Authority

TX: Brewster Co.        general veg. cts        Denyes 1956

Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1990. Arbutus xalapensis. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.

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