Fragaria virginiana
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Photo, Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Fragaria virginiana |
| Common name: | wild strawberry |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 3-6" |
| Foliage: | three parted, toothed leaves |
| Flower: | white, small, 5 petaled |
| Flowering time: | April to June |
| Habitat: | fields, wood margins, roadside |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Spreads by stolons. Found in well-drained soils.
Cultivated strawberries were bred from a hybrid of this and another strawberry species, from Chile. |