Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana/vesca)

Also known as: fraisier des champs, fraisier des bois



Bloom time: April - May

Additional photos:

• Fragaria virginiana first bloom
  credit: Rowena Hopkins
• Fragaria virginia mid bloom
  credit: Rowena Hopkins
• Fragaria virginiana after mid bloom
  credit: Linda Kershaw
• Fragaria virginiana leaves
  credit: Rowena Hopkins
• Fragaria virginiana berries
  credit: Rowena Hopkins

General: Small plant that grows in woods or fields, often forming little colonies.

Leaves & Twigs: Leaves grow from the stem base and are divided into three, deep-toothed leaflets, that appear before the flowers.

Flowers & Fruits

• Each plant has three-to-five white flowers.
• Flowers are 7-10 mm long and each has five petals.
• Fruits look like miniatures of store-bought strawberries.

Habitat: Found in abandoned fields, along roads and in open woodlands.

PlantWatch Pointers: Select a typical patch of plants, if the plants are very abundant, mark off a l-metre-square section to observe.

To Observe:

• First bloom: when the first flowers are open in the observed plants.
• Mid bloom: when 50% of the flowers are open in the observed plants.

Distribution Map:



This species is monitored in:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

Wild strawberries have more Vitamin C per gram than oranges.