Wild Strawberry is one of the two parent species (along with Fragaria chiloensis) that were hybridized to create today’s cultivated garden strawberries.
The berries are small but intensely flavorful, often sweeter and more aromatic than store-bought strawberries.
Forms low mats by sending out stolons (runners), making it an effective native groundcover in open woods, meadows, and lawns.
Fruits are eaten by birds, turtles, small mammals, and insects, while flowers attract native bees, butterflies, and hoverflies.
Indigenous people used leaves, roots, and fruits for herbal teas, digestive aids, and skin treatments.
Wild Strawberry is one of the two parent species (along with Fragaria chiloensis) that were hybridized to create today’s cultivated garden strawberries.
The berries are small but intensely flavorful, often sweeter and more aromatic than store-bought strawberries.
Forms low mats by sending out stolons (runners), making it an effective native groundcover in open woods, meadows, and lawns.
Fruits are eaten by birds, turtles, small mammals, and insects, while flowers attract native bees, butterflies, and hoverflies.
Indigenous people used leaves, roots, and fruits for herbal teas, digestive aids, and skin treatments.
Bloom: late spring to early summer
Habitats: areas along railroads; black soil prairies; bluegrass meadows; hill prairies; limestone glades; open woodlands; roadsides; savannas; small meadows in wooded areas; woodland borders
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: moist to dry-mesic
Plant type (height): forb (4 to 7 inches)
Requirements: full sun to partial sun
Soil: fertile soil containing clay-loam or loam
