Scientific Name
Fragaria virginiana

Common Name
Wild strawberry

Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: --
Flower/fruit: Five round white petals in a flat cluster; sweet, fleshy, red fruit
Flowering Season: --
Foliage: Three obovate, dentate, coarsely toothed leaflets on a slender stalk; 1 to 2 inches long; hairy
Site: Old fields, woodland borders
Comments: Spreads by runners; edible fruit
 
 

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