Rosaceae FAMILY
Fragaria iinumae
Fragaria iinumae
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fragaria iinumae is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a rosette of leaves from a central rootstock; it can grow up to 25cm wide and tall, spreading by means of stolons to form a colony. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northern and central Japan.
HabitatMoist sunny situations in alpine and sub-alpine regions[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].