Fragaria vesca L.

Wild Strawberry

Rosaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Genus: Fragaria (Strawberry)

Synonyms

Fragaria vesca
Dactylophyllum fragaria
Fragaria abnormis
Fragaria aliena
Fragaria alpina
Fragaria botryformis
Fragaria bractetata
Fragaria eflagellis
Fragaria florentina
Fragaria helleri
Fragaria hortensis
Fragaria minor
Fragaria monophylla
Fragaria multiplex
Fragaria muricata
Fragaria nemoralis
Fragaria nuda
Fragaria portentosa
Fragaria roseiflora
Fragaria semperflorens
Fragaria succulenta,
Fragaria sylvestris
Fragaria unifolia
Fragaria vesca subsp. monophylla
Fragaria vulgaris
Potentilla vesca

Related species

Fragaria vesca L. - Wild Strawberry
Fragaria moschata Weston - Hautbois Strawberry
Fragaria viridis Weston - Creamy Strawberry

Traits


    Maximal 20 cm tall. epicalyx: present, entire. flowers: Ø 10–20 mm, whitish. pedicels: with erect to accumbent hairs. floral-axis: arched conically, at fruit maturity sappy to fleshy, considerably enlarged. petals: rounded at the apex; at maturity: protruding to bent...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Fragaria vesca

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Fragaria vesca

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Fragaria vesca

Fragaria vesca

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

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