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Fragaria virginiana Mill.

Virginia strawberry (en), Fraisier de Virginie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Fragaria

Characteristics

A strawberry plant. It has runners. The leaves are near the base and are compound with 3 leaflets. The leaf tips have many teeth. The flowers have white petals and yellow centres. The fruit are red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system creeping-root fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist to dry sites, open forests, forest edges, hedges, fields, meadows, prairies, savannahs, roadsides, railroad embankments, abandoned fields , often ruderal; at elevations up to 3,700 metres.
More
It is a temperate plant. They grow in fields and open places. It grows in mountain regions in the Rocky Mountains in Canada. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

The fruit can be eaten fresh. They can be preserved, rolled in crepes and pancakes and used as filling in tarts. They are made into jams and jellies. The leaves can be used for tea.
Uses beverage breeding drinks eating food gene source medicinal tea
Edible flowers fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Toothache (fruit), Unspecified (fruit), Dermatological Aid (fruit), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Disinfectant (leaf), Oral Aid (leaf), Pediatric Aid (leaf), Antidiarrheal (leaf), Antidiarrheal (root), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Liver Aid (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Psychological Aid (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Abortifacient (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Complexion (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Stone (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown by seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 11 - 18
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Fragaria virginiana leaf picture by eric whitman (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria virginiana leaf picture by Julie Thibodeau (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria virginiana leaf picture by Marilyse Goulet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Fragaria virginiana flower picture by George S (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria virginiana flower picture by Torie Smith (cc-by-sa)
Fragaria virginiana flower picture by Marilyse Goulet (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fragaria virginiana world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Finland, France, Italy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Slovakia, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318974-2
WFO ID wfo-0001005555
COL ID 6JK63
BDTFX ID 75822
INPN ID 98867
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Fragaria michauxiana Fragaria prolifica Fragaria pumila Fragaria odora Fragaria virginiana Fragaria iowensis Fragaria virginiana Fragaria multicipita Fragaria pauciflora Fragaria sibbaldifolia Fragaria suksdorfii Fragaria truncata Fragaria australis Fragaria canadensis Fragaria elatior Fragaria yukonensis Fragaria serotina Potentilla virginiana Fragaria virginiana var. australis Fragaria ovalis var. quinata Fragaria virginiana subsp. virginiana Fragaria virginiana var. sibbaldifolia Fragaria virginiana var. canadensis

Lower taxons

Fragaria virginiana subsp. grayana
WorldFloraDB 2024