Family: Rosaceae
thick-leaved wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry
[Fragaria illinoensis W.R.Prince, more...]
Margery Melgaard
Merel R. Black
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Fragaria: from the Latin fraga, "strawberry," which derives from fragum, "fragrant," from the fragrance of the fruit
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-6" tall forb; spreading by runners
Leaves: basal, 3-parted, toothed; end tooth usually half as wide and shorter than the side teeth; leaflets stalked
Flowers: white, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide; inflorescence of up to 12 flowers on stalks usually shorter than the leaves; blooms April-June
Fruits: red, edible, juicy; roundish berry; seeds deeply imbedded
Habitat: meadows, fields, woods, forests
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-6" tall forb; spreading by runners
Leaves: basal, 3-parted, toothed; end tooth usually half as wide and shorter than the side teeth; leaflets stalked
Flowers: white, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide; inflorescence of up to 12 flowers on stalks usually shorter than the leaves; blooms April-June
Fruits: red, edible, juicy; roundish berry; seeds deeply imbedded
Habitat: meadows, fields, woods, forests
Forests of pine, jack pine-oak, aspen, oak, conifer-hardwoods, oak-pine, basswood-elm-oak-maple, maple-basswood, birch-balsam fir, aspen-elm-birch, oak-hickory, sugar maple-beech, aspen-birch-green ash, mixed conifers; in both mesic and lowland forests. Pine barrens, prairies of all kinds, wooded dolomite shores in Door Co., along railroads and roadsides (including gravel shoulders), lakeshores, riverbanks, meadows, forest edges, fields, disturbed open areas, marsh borders, lake dunes, lawns, open or wooded cliffs and bluffs, along trails, pine relicts, conifer swamps, bogs, old quarries, gravel pits, sedge meadows, edges of dune swales, logged areas. Common throughout the entire state and apparently more common than F. vesca.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 1, Wetland Indicator = FAC- Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Merel R. Black
Robert R. Kowal
Christopher Noll
Marion Sheehan
Derek Anderson
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