Rosaceae FAMILY

Fragaria moschata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fragaria moschata is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a rosette of leaves from a central rootstock; it can grow 15 - 40cm tall. The plant can spread by means of thin, usually short stolons, though these are often absent[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It has at times been cultivated on a garden scale for this fruit, though is seldom cultivated at present.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - France and Italy east through southern Russia and the Caucasus to southern Siberia

HabitatForests, shrubby formations, parks, usually in shady places and among tall grasses[ 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. ].