Fragaria virginiana P. Miller. Wild Strawberry. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Grasslands, roadsides, pastures, woodlands, grassy balds. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to MB, south to peninsular FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Il, Mi, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Fragaria virginiana Mill. ssp. virginiana – K4; > Fragaria australis (Rydb.) Rydb. – S; > Fragaria grayana Vilm. ex J.Gay – S; < Fragaria virginiana Mill. – GrPl; > Fragaria virginiana Mill. – S; > Fragaria virginiana Mill. ssp. grayana (Vilm. ex J.Gay) Staudt – FNA9, K1, K3, NcTx, NE, NY; > Fragaria virginiana Mill. ssp. virginiana – FNA9, K1, K3, NE, NY; > Fragaria virginiana Mill. var. australis Rydb. – G, S13; > Fragaria virginiana Mill. var. illinoensis (Prince) Gray – F, G, Tx; > Fragaria virginiana Mill. var. virginiana – F, G, S13, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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