Fragaria moschata Weston

Hautbois strawberry (en), Fraisier musqué (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Fragaria

Characteristics

A small spreading plant. The fruit is a deep red colour. The flesh is white or yellow. There are some named cultivated varieties.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.45
Root system creeping-root fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests, shrubby formations, parks, usually in shady places and among tall grasses.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in hardiness zone 5.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh as a dessert. They are eaten raw and used in jam.
Uses breeding drinks food gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Fragaria moschata habit picture by Jean-Louis C. (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata habit picture by Remi chausse (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata habit picture by danchy (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Fragaria moschata leaf picture by Martin Kopecký (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata leaf picture by Jean-Louis C. (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata leaf picture by Cristina Price (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Fragaria moschata flower picture by Lukas Kalista (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata flower picture by Jean-Louis C. (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata flower picture by Remi chausse (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Fragaria moschata fruit picture by флора 🌺 (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata fruit picture by plantnerd (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria moschata fruit picture by jara665 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fragaria moschata world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Myanmar, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60441586-2
WFO ID wfo-0001006915
COL ID 6JJSZ
BDTFX ID 28094
INPN ID 98830
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Fragaria muricata Fragaria moschata