| Accepted name: |
Fragaria virginiana Miller ssp. virginiana |
| Synonym(s): |
-Fragaria virginiana Miller
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| English names: |
Wild Strawberry
Wild Strawberry
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| French names: |
Fraisier des champs
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HFRAVIV
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The berries are considered REFRIGERANT. The leaves have ASTRINGENT properties. The roots are considered DIURETIC. The berries act as a DENTIFRICE, and remove tartar from teeth. The fruit was used as a remedy for GOUT (*2,*3,*4). |
| Key Characters: |
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