Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana Duchesne

Rose family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
4 inches
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Acleris fragariana, Ancylis comptana, Eueretagrotis attentus, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Lacinipolia lorea, Melanchra adjuncta, Polia purpurissata, Pyrgus centaureae, Pyrgus centaureae wyandot, Pyrrhia exprimens, Syngrapha microgamma, Xestia smithii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.

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