Broad Petal Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

Fragaria virginiana

Virginia Strawberry

Description:

  • Leaves thin, noticeably blue-green, without hairs on upper surface, divided into 3 leaflets on short stalks, each toothed from middle to tip, central tooth shorter than its neighbors.

  • Leaf veins not prominent, as in F. vesca.

  • Flowers often 1 per stem, which does not exceed height of leaves; petals almost round, white or slightly pink.

  • Fruit succulent, palatable.

  • Grows in openings in woods, stream banks, meadows, from near coastline to sub-alpine zone.

  • Rarity: Common

  • Flowering Time: Late Spring

  • Life Cycle: Perennial

  • Height: 1--5 inches

  • Habitat: Meadow, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest

  • Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np, Crater Lake Np, Wallowas, Steens, Siskiyous, West Gorge, East Gorge

  • Native: Yes