Fragaria vesca subsp. californica
(Cham. & Schltdl.) Staudt
Californian strawberry
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Summary
Source: WikipediaFragaria 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 herbaceous strawberry plant in the Rosaceae family found in temperate regions, producing small edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, dried, or preserved. Fresh or dried leaves are brewed into tea.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh. They can be dried or preserved. Fresh or dried leaves are used to brew tea.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Synonyms
References (5)
- 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)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 198
- Linnaea 2:20. 1827
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 235
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
