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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Fragaria
virginiana Duvuchesne |
| Common
name: |
wild strawberry |
| Synonomy: |
n/a |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Rosaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Herb/Forb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Origin: |
Native |
| Plant
height: |
3-6" |
| Foliage: |
three parted, toothed leaves |
| Flower
color: |
white |
| Flower
size: |
small, 5 petaled |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
April to June |
| Habitat: |
fields, wood margins, roadside |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
Spreads
by stolons. Found in well-drained soils.
Cultivated strawberries were bred from a hybrid of this and another
strawberry species, from Chile. |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS
PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An
illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British
Possessions. Vol. 2: 260. |
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