Fragaria vesca Calflora

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Fragaria vesca L.

California strawberry, Wild strawberry, Wood strawberry, Woodland strawberry

Fragaria vesca is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Fragaria crinita

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Genus:	Fragaria
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Fragaria crinita
JEF	Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata
JEF	Fragaria vesca ssp. californica

Information about Fragaria vesca from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FRVE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).