Fragaria glauca

(S. Watson) Rydb.

Yukon strawberry

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit 291 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. In appearance it is like cultivated strawberry but the flowers and fruit are much smaller. It is 8-15 cm high. The rootstock is thick and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are pale and 3 parted. There are long runners which root at the nodes. The flowers are white. The fruit are juicy and sweet. They are red.

Edible Uses

Fragaria virginiana has many uses: erosion control in weak soils, ground coverage, medicinal treatments, and culinary purposes.

Traditional Uses

The fruit can be eaten raw. They are also used for jam.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the Rocky Mountains from the lowlands to above the treeline.

Where It Grows

Alaska, Asia, Canada, Japan, North America, USA,

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)
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25:56.; Monogr. N. Amer. Potent. 183. 1898
Cormack, R. G. H., 1967, Wild Flowers of Alberta. Commercial Printers Edmonton, Canada. p 150
Heller, C. A., 1962, Wild Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska. Univ. of Alaska Extension Service. p 40
Porsild, A.E., 1974, Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers. Natural History Series No. 2 National Museums of Canada. p 234