Arbutus unedo, commonly known as strawberry tree, or chorleywood in the United Kingdom, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruits, the arbutus berry, which bear some resemblance to the strawberry, hence the common name strawberry tree. However, it is not closely related to true strawberries of the genus Fragaria.
Arbutus unedo
Crumble cake
Central panel of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, described by José de Sigüenza as "The Picture of the Strawberry Tree".
Mount Conero, whose name is derived from Greek κόμαρος (komaròs) and indicates the strawberry tree which is common on the slopes of the mountain.
The national flag of Italy, often referred to in Italian as il Tricolore, is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical panels of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic. The Italian law regulates its use and display, protecting its defense and providing for the crime of insulting it; it also prescribes its teaching in Italian schools together with other national symbols of Italy.
Giuseppe Compagnoni, considered the "father of the Italian flag"
The Sala del Tricolore, which later became the council hall of the municipality of Reggio Emilia, where the Italian flag was born on 7 January 1797
The Five Days of Milan (1848), of which one of the symbols was the tricolour
Tricolour flag donated by the women of Milan to King Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia during the First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849). It is displayed at the Royal Armoury of Turin.
