Rosaceae FAMILY
Fragaria viridis
Fragaria viridis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Fragaria viridis is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a rosette of leaves from a central rootstock; it can grow 5 - 20cm tall, spreading by means of short stolons to form colonies. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes sold in local markets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope.
HabitatWoods and banks[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. ]. Open grassy slopes, meadows, meadow steppes, forest edges, among shrubs[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].