Fragaria vesca L. subsp. vesca

Spice Detail fruit Flower Fruit In the field

Family: ROSACEAE

Genus: Fragaria

Catalan common name: Fraguera. fraulera. Fraurera. Madoixera. Maduixera. Marioges. Mariotxes.

Spanish common name: Amarrugi. Amaruégano. Belétano. Chordón. Fraga. Fraguera. Fresal. Fresal silvestre. Fresera. Magoria. Martoll. Martual. Martuello. Matruel. Mayueta. Meruéndano. Metra. Morterol.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Vegetable gardens.

Characteristics: The strawberry plant is a pilous (or hairy) plant, with a rosette of stipulates leaves; 3 folioles without petioles dentate. Flowers have white petals, at times pink. When mature the fruit falls off.