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Fragaria vesca (Woodland strawberry)
Wasowski, Sally and Andy

Fragaria vesca L.

Woodland strawberry, California strawberry, Wood strawberry

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

USDA Symbol: FRVE

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Wood Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) has seed-like fruit on the surface, not embedded, and sepals that point backwards.

The Woodland Strawberry is a member of the rose family (family Rosaceae) which includes herbs, shrubs, and trees with mostly prickly stems. There are about 100 genera and 3,000 species in this worldwide family. Apples, pears, quinces, cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, loquats, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries are important fruits. Roses, Cotoneaster, Firethorn, Mountain Ash, Spirea, and Hawthorns are common ornamentals.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , CT , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: BC , NB , NS , ON , PE , QC
USDA Native Status: L48(N), HI(I), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet

Benefit

Use Food: Strawberries edible.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Bibliography

Bibref 995 - Native Landscaping from El Paso to L.A. (2000) Wasowski, S. and A. Wasowski
Bibref 1218 - Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources (2006) Anderson, M. Kat

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Fragaria vesca in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Fragaria vesca in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Fragaria vesca

Metadata

Record Modified: 2012-07-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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