Plant · GBIF taxon 7950792
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginianaAlso known as Wild Strawberry, Common Strawberry, Mountain Strawberry
Virginia strawberries spread across sunny fields and open woods using long aboveground runners called stolons. Their low-growing trifoliolate leaves and five-petaled white blossoms emerge early in spring, giving way to tiny bright red aggregate fruits. Birds and small mammals eagerly consume these fruits, dispersing seeds across disturbed habitats throughout North America.
PerennialWildflowerGroundcover
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Sunlight
- Soil Nutrients
- Water
Predators
- White-tailed Deer
- Wild Turkeys
- American Robins
ThreatsHabitat loss, competition from invasive plants
HabitatsMeadows, prairies, forest edges, clearings
Life spanPerennial (5-10+ years via clonal spread)
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- FamilyRosaceae
- SpeciesFragaria virginiana
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Wild berries have toxic look-alikes; never eat wild plants based on app identification alone.
Responsible observation
- Spring Bloom: Look for small white five-petaled flowers with yellow centers along sunny trail margins in May.
- Runner Spreading: Observe thin red stolons creeping across open soil to form dense patches.
Hybrid Parent Look-alike 
Pollinator Andreas Trepte / CC BY-SA 2.5 · cc-by-sa
Close Relative (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman · cc-by-sa
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