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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Rosaceae
Fragaria vesca L. subsp. americana (Porter) Staudt
hillside strawberry, thin-leaved wild strawberry, woodland strawberry
Fragaria: from the Latin fraga, "strawberry," which derives from fragum, "fragrant," from the fragrance of the fruit
vesca: little or weak
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-6" tall forb; spreading by runners |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/2" wide; inflorescence with a few to several flowers on stalks taller than the leaves; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | red, edible, juicy; elliptical berry; seeds near the surface |
| Leaf: | basal, 3-parted, toothed; end tooth usually wider than the side teeth and often longer; leaflets mostly stalkless |
| Habitat: | north-facing; woods; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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