Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Mill.

Rose family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

10 inches

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Amphipyra pyramidoides, Clepsis fucana, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Euxoa auxilaris, Euxoa messoria, Feltia jaculifera, Feltia subgothica, Haploa colona, Helicoverpa zea, Hypena scabra, Lobocleta ossularia, Malacosoma americana, Melanchra picta, Mythimna unipuncta, Nematocampa limbata, Nematocampa resistaria, Papaipema nebris, Peridroma saucia, Pyrrharctia isabella, Spaelotis clandestina, Xanthotype sospeta

Native Range

CAN: British Columbia
USA: California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

Regional Native Status: L48 (NI), AK (I), HI (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.