WILD STRAWBERRY
File Size: 78 KB Location: Meadow Creek Trai, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Colorado		Fragaria vesca  L. Also Called:  Woodland strawberry, alpine strawberry. Flowering Period:  June, July, August Family:  Rose ( Rosaceae ) Height:  up to 12" Life Span:  perennial Stems:  Reddish stem. Leaves:  The toothed leaves are thin and basal with a petiole generally 3-12 cm. They appear in leaflets of 3 and are sparsely hairy above. Flowers:  The flowers have 5 white petals with numerous yellow pistils and 20-35 stamens. Fruits:  The red fleshy fruit is covered with achenes. Habitat:  Meadows, partial shade of coniferous forest floors from the ponderosa pine to the spruce fir zone. Distribution:  Colorado County Distribution Map Reproduction:  Spreads by seed, short rhizomes and leafless stolons. Comments:  Strawberries we buy from supermarkets are a hybrid from two American species.
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