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Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
  
50 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) 50 Nurseries Carry This Plant Fragaria vesca, commonly known as woodland strawberry occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere. In California it is found along the coast, in the Coast Ranges, and in the Sierras. Other names for this species include fraises des bois, wild (European) strawberry, European strawberry and alpine strawberry (the latter usually refers to the cultivated varieties of the everbearing type). Like all strawberries, it is in the family Rosaceae. Its fruit is more accurately known as an accessory fruit, because the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries (achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the bowl-shaped hypanthium that holds the ovaries (see Fragaria for more detail).
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
0.1 - 1 ft tall
3 ft wide

Flower Color
Flower Color
White

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed , 42 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana
*
Pyrgus ruralis Image
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus ruralisPyrgus ruralis
*
Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
*
Autographa californica Image
Alfalfa Looper Moth Autographa californicaAutographa californica
*
Orthosia hibisci Image
Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth Orthosia hibisciOrthosia hibisci
*
Mythimna unipuncta Image
Armyworm Moth Mythimna unipunctaMythimna unipuncta
*
Pyrrharctia isabella Image
Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabellaPyrrharctia isabella

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Shade, Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Low, Moderate - High

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 3x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 50

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Very Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -5° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Slow, Medium

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates clay and garden soil. Soil PH: 5.4 - 6.8

Common uses
Common uses
Groundcovers, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Use with woodland trees, shrubs and herbs such as False Indigo (Amorpha californica), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), Mariposa Lily (Calochortus sp.), Ceanothus sp., Fleabane (Erigeron sp.), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya sp.), Crevice Alumroot (Heuchera micrantha), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Leopard Lily (Lilium pardalinum), Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and many others.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Woodlands

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 13.1" - 146.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 5.07", Coldest Month: 26.6" - 53.5", Hottest Month: 47.3" - 78.3", Humidity: 0.01" - 24.15", Elevation: -253" - 9319"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Fragaria crinita,Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata
Common Names: California Strawberry, Wild Strawberry, Wood Strawberry


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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