Rosaceae FAMILY
Fragaria virginiana
Fragaria virginiana
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fragaria virginiana is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a rosette of leaves from a central rootstock. The plant can be up to 30cm tall and wide, spreading by means of stolons to form large colonies. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is occasionally cultivated on a garden scale as a food crop.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeN. America - Alaska to Newfoundland, south to California, Texas and Florida.
HabitatMoist to dry sites, open forests, forest edges, hedges, fields, meadows, prairies, savannahs, roadsides, railroad embankments, abandoned fields , often ruderal; at elevations up to 3,700 metres[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].