Raffi at 00:14, 19 August 2009

2009-08-19T00:14:29Z

Christi at 06:07, 18 August 2009

2009-08-18T06:07:19Z

Envoy at 09:18, 29 August 2007

2007-08-29T09:18:30Z

New page

{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Woodland Strawberry
| image = Fragaria_vesca(fiore-foglia-frutto).jpeg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Rosales]]
| familia = [[Rosaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Rosoideae]]
| genus = ''[[Strawberry|Fragaria]]''
| species = '''''F. vesca'''''
| binomial = ''Fragaria vesca''
| binomial_authority = [[Frederick Vernon Coville|Coville]]
}}

'''''Fragaria vesca''''', commonly known as '''Woodland Strawberry''' occurs naturally throughout the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Other names for this species include the '''Wild Strawberry''', '''Alpine Strawberry''' and '''European Strawberry'''.

All [[strawberry]] species have a base [[haploid]] count of seven [[chromosome]]s; ''Fragaria vesca'' is [[diploid]], having two pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14.

===Cultivation and uses===
[[Image:Wild_strawberries_on_straw.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''F. vesca'' from [[Sweden]], threaded on a straw. The plant behind is ''not'' a strawberry plant.]]
The Woodland Strawberry was widely cultivated in [[Europe]] before being largely replaced by the [[Garden Strawberry]] (''Fragaria x ananassa'' and other [[hybrid]]s), which have much larger berries. Woodland Strawberry fruit is strongly flavored, and is still grown on a small scale commercially for the use of [[gourmet]]s.

Unlike most commercial and garden [[cultivar]]s of strawberries, Woodland Strawberries rarely form [[Stolon|runners]], and are usually propagated by seeds or division of the plants.

Some cultivars of ''F. vesca'' have berries that are green, white, or yellow when fully ripe, in addition to the normal red.

''F. vesca'' is sometimes used as an herbal medicine; an [[herbal tea]] made from the leaves, stems, and flowers is believed to aid in the treatment of [[diarrhea]].

==External links==
{{commons|Fragaria vesca|Woodland Strawberry}}
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?264 ''F. vesca'' information from GRIN Taxonomy Database]
*[http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/rosa/fraga/fragves.html Den Virtuella Floran], a Swedish site with good ''F. vesca'' photos

[[Category:Fragaria]]
[[Category:Flora of Estonia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:07, 18 August 2009
Line 1:		Line 1:
		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Fragaria vesca, Linn. (F. semperflorens, Duchesne). Alpine and Perpetual Strawberries. Erect and dark green, only sparsely hairy, the lvs. thin and light green as compared with the foregoing species, very sharp-toothed: fl.-cluster Mum 11. forking, erect: fr. firm, small, usually hemispheric, the achenes very prominent; hull spreading. Eu.—The American more slender form of this group-species, common in woods from Va. north, is var. americana, Porter (E. americana. Brit.), Fig. 1571, with ovoid or somewhat conical fr- usually with a distinct neck, and sparingly hairy rather than hairy-pubescent petioles and scapes, and thinner lvs. The true F. vesca is thought to be sparingly naturalized eastward, and probably native in many parts, particularly the white-fruited form (forma albicarpa, Brit.). The cult, forms are rarely seen in this country, but the quality is high, and they are deserving of more attention in home grounds. Variable in cult. There is a form with lfts. reduced to 1 (F. monophylla, Duchesne. B.M. 63). This type of strawberry bears more continuously than F. chiloensis and F. virginiana. in its cultivated forms.
		+	}}
	{{Taxobox		{{Taxobox
	\| color = lightgreen		\| color = lightgreen

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Inc|
 Fragaria vesca, Linn. (F. semperflorens, Duchesne). Alpine and Perpetual Strawberries. Erect and dark green, only sparsely hairy, the lvs. thin and light green as compared with the foregoing species, very sharp-toothed: fl.-cluster Mum 11. forking, erect: fr. firm, small, usually hemispheric, the achenes very prominent; hull spreading. Eu.—The American more slender form of this group-species, common in woods from Va. north, is var. americana, Porter (E. americana. Brit.), Fig. 1571, with ovoid or somewhat conical fr- usually with a distinct neck, and sparingly hairy rather than hairy-pubescent petioles and scapes, and thinner lvs. The true F. vesca is thought to be sparingly naturalized eastward, and probably native in many parts, particularly the white-fruited form (forma albicarpa, Brit.). The cult, forms are rarely seen in this country, but the quality is high, and they are deserving of more attention in home grounds. Variable in cult. There is a form with lfts. reduced to 1 (F. monophylla, Duchesne. B.M. 63). This type of strawberry bears more continuously than F. chiloensis and F. virginiana. in its cultivated forms.
 }}
-'''''Fragaria vesca''''', commonly known as '''Woodland Strawberry''' occurs naturally throughout the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. Other names for this species include the '''Wild Strawberry''', '''Alpine Strawberry''' and '''European Strawberry'''.
+==Cultivation==
-All [[strawberry]] species have a base [[haploid]] count of seven [[chromosome]]s; ''Fragaria vesca'' is [[diploid]], having two pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14.
+===Pests and diseases===
-===Cultivation and uses===
+==Species==
-[[Image:Wild_strawberries_on_straw.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''F. vesca'' from [[Sweden]], threaded on a straw. The plant behind is ''not'' a strawberry plant.]]
+<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
-Unlike most commercial and garden [[cultivar]]s of strawberries, Woodland Strawberries rarely form [[Stolon|runners]], and are usually propagated by seeds or division of the plants.
+==Gallery==
-Some cultivars of ''F. vesca'' have berries that are green, white, or yellow when fully ripe, in addition to the normal red.
+<gallery>
-''F. vesca'' is sometimes used as an herbal medicine; an [[herbal tea]] made from the leaves, stems, and flowers is believed to aid in the treatment of [[diarrhea]].
+==References==
 ==External links==
-{{commons|Fragaria vesca|Woodland Strawberry}}
+*{{wplink}}
-*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?264 ''F. vesca'' information from GRIN Taxonomy Database]
-*[http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/rosa/fraga/fragves.html Den Virtuella Floran], a Swedish site with good ''F. vesca'' photos
+{{stub}}
-[[Category:Fragaria]]
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

Fragaria vesca - Revision history

Raffi at 00:14, 19 August 2009

Christi at 06:07, 18 August 2009

Envoy at 09:18, 29 August 2007