Fragaria vesca subsp. bracteata

( A. Heller) Staudt

Woodland strawberry, Pacific Strawberry

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea 89,367 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Fragaria vesca, commonly called the wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian strawberry or European strawberry, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits. The Latin specific epithet vesca literally means "thin" or "feeble", but likely carries the sense "edible" in this context (compare vescor, "to eat").

Description

A herb. It is a ground cover plant. It has strong runners. The flowers are white. The fruit are small edible berries.

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Edible Uses

The small fruit are eaten fresh, and fresh or dried leaves are brewed into tea.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Canada, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, North America, USA,

Notes

There are 12 Fragaria species.

Synonyms

Fragaria bracteata A. HellerFragaria helleri Holz.Fragaria vesca var. bracteata (A. Heller) R. J. Davis

Also Known As

Fresa

References (6)

Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25:194. 1898
Cruz, I. M., et al, 2015, Edible fruits and seeds in the State of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agricolas. Vol. 6. Num. 2 pp 331-346
Desert Survivors Online Plant Database (As Fragaria bracteata)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/

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