Fragaria virginiana
Wild Strawberry

Family: Rose (Rosaceae)


Lifespan: Perennial

Height: 7.5-15 cm

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: 2 cm wide

Bloom Season: April-June

Fruit: Dry, seed-like, sunken within enlarged fleshy cone

Conditions: Open fields, edges of woods; Wet to mesic prairies

Sunlight: N/A

Moisture: Dry-mesic

Fruit is edible; leaves are used for tea.


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