Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

Kingdom Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass Rosidae

Order Rosales

Family Rosaceae – Rose family

Genus Fragaria L. – strawberry

Species Fragaria vesca L. – woodland strawberry

This fine, deciduous strawberry has small, delicious fruit.

Light green, sharply toothed, clover-like leaves distinguish this plant.

With long runners, it spreads easily to make a nice ground cover.

Found in the wild in shaded sites from southern BC to California (USDA 5-9), it is more common on the West side of the Cascades than the East side.

For a short comparison of northwest native strawberries, click here.

The botanical painting at right source Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany. Permission granted to use by Kurt Stueber under GFDL