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Fragaria nubicola Lindl. ex Lacaita

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Fragaria

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 4–25 cm tall. Stems appressed white sericeous. Petiole appressed (rarely spreading) white sericeous; leaf blade 3-foliolate; leaflets shortly petiolulate or sessile, elliptic or obovate, 1–6 × 0.5–3 cm, abaxially appressed white sericeous, sparsely so between veins, adaxially appressed pilose, base broadly cuneate or rounded, margin sharply incised serrate, apex obtuse. Inflorescence 1-to several flowered. Pedicel appressed white sericeous. Sepals ovate-lanceolate or ovate-oblong, apex acuminate; epicalyx segments lanceolate, abaxially sparsely villous, margin entire, rarely dentate, apex acuminate. Petals obovate-elliptic. Stamens ca. 20. Carpels numerous. Aggregate fruit ovoid; persistent sepals appressed to aggregate fruit. Achenes ovoid, glabrous or rugose. Fl. and fr. May–Aug. 2n = 14.
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A small plant. It has long runners that root at the nodes. It has softly silky haired leaves. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaves have long stalks. The leaves arise from the rootstock. The leaflets are oval and 2.5-4 cm long. They have deep coarse teeth. The flowering stems are 5-10 cm long. The flowers are white and only a few occur. They are 1.5-2.5 cm across. There are 5 petals. They are broadly oval. The fruit are about 1 cm wide and red. They have little taste.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Open grassland; at elevations from 1,600-4,000 metres in Nepal. Meadows on mountain slopes, forests in valleys and forest edge; at elevations from 2,500-3,900 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows between 1600-4000 m altitude. It grows in open grassland.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten. The rhizome is used as a tea substitute.
Uses gene source medicinal tea
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Fragaria nubicola world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:725070-1
WFO ID wfo-0000984780
COL ID 6JJT4
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Synonyms

Fragaria nubicola Fragaria vesca var. nubicola
WorldFloraDB 2024