Fragaria vesca var. semperflora

(Duchesne) Pers.

Alpine strawberry

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves, 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 herbaceous strawberry plant in the Rosaceae family found in temperate regions, distinguished by its yellow fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten, and both fresh and dried leaves are used as tea or eaten as greens.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Britain, Europe,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by dividing mature plants.

Production

Fruit are produced in the first year. Fruit are produced most of the year.

Synonyms

Fragaria vesca var. monophylla ?

References (9)

Brouk, B., 1975, Plants Consumed by Man. Academic Press, London. p 202
Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 199
Flowerdew, B., 2000, Complete Fruit Book. Kyle Cathie Ltd., London. p 64
Gouldstone, S., 1983, Growing your own Food-bearing Plants in Australia. Macmillan p 194
John, L., & Stevenson, V., 1979, The Complete Book of Fruit. Angus & Robertson p 268

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Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 1881
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Syn. pl. 2:53. 1807 (As semperflorens)
Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 310