Common name:
Wild strawberry
Family:
Scientific name:
Fragaria vesca
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland, woodland, hedgerows
Flowers:
Five non-overlapping white petals, up to 9 mm in length, and five slightly shorter, hairy green sepals, visible from above in the gaps between the petals. Attached by stalks covered with appressed hairs
Fruit:
Edible red berries, up to 2 cm long
Leaves:
Long-stalked, trifoliate; three toothed, ovate, stalkless, bright green leaflets, hairy underneath, for which the terminal tooth is slightly longer than those adjacent
Season:
April to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
