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Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is a small, herbaceous plant characterized by its long, slender stalks and delicate white, 5-petal flowers. The leaves are 3-parted and palmately compound, with long-oval leaflets measuring 2-3 inches. This plant thrives in various habitats, including moist prairies, edges of woodlands, and savannas. Its fruit, smaller than commercial strawberries, is bright red when ripe and edible. Additionally, the dried leaves can be used to make tea. The wild strawberry finds balance in nature, thriving in areas with competition from taller plants.

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Wild Strawberry

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  1. Wild Strawberry Fragariavirginiana By: Daniel Hughes

  2. Classification http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRVI

  3. Shape, Form, Type It is small with 5-petal white flowers, and the stalk is long and slender. It grows horizontally and is weed-like. The wild strawberry is a herbaceous plant. http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html Figure 1: Wild Strawberry http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/142656420_6d3144e938.jpg

  4. Leaf • The leaves are on a separate stalk. Each leaf is 3-parted palmate-compound, with large, even teeth, and their leaflets are long-oval and 2-3 inches long. http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html Figure 2: Leaf of Wild strawberry http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRVI

  5. Bud Figure 3: Bud of Wild Strawberry http://www.sagebud.com/virginia-strawberry-fragaria-virginiana/

  6. Flower • small, white, 5-petaled flower, 3-parted leaf, and familiar fruit; flower white, radially-symmetrical, 5 petals, 1/2 to 1 inch broad, on separate flower stalk http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html

  7. Fruit http://www.dessert.net.au/images/fragole-e-melone-al-porto20080227wild-strawberries1.jpg • fruit drooping on long, slender, stalk, much smaller than commercial strawberry and red when ripe http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html Figure 5: Fruit of Wild Strawberry

  8. Habitat and Range • Habitats include moist to mesic black soil prairies, openings and edges of woodlands (including drier areas), savannas, limestone glades, and areas along railroads. Wild Strawberry is able to tolerate competition from taller plants because it develops early in the spring, and is able to tolerate some shade later in the year. It occurs in both degraded and high quality habitats, often not far from woodland areas. http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/wld_strawberryx.htm

  9. Uses • The fruit is edible and non-poisonous. The dried leaves can be used to make tea. • Earls, dukes, princes, and marquises used the common strawberries white leaves as emblems on their crowns. http://montana.plant-life.org/species/fragaria_virgin.htm http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html

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