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Wild strawberry

Fragaria vesca

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Common names

63 names · 43 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (42)
Dutch
French
  • Fraise des bois
  • Fraisier des bois[2][3]
Armenian
  • Գետնամորի անտառային[3]
Asturian
  • abruóganu[3]
Belarusian
  • Суніцы лясныя[3]
Bulgarian
  • Горска ягода[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 森林草莓[3]
  • 野草莓[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
Coast Miwok
  • áyum, hu-tí-pu-lai[3]
Croatian
  • Šumska jagoda[3]
Czech
  • jahodník obecný[3]
Danish
  • Skov-jordbær[3]
Emilian Romagnol
  • Frēvla salvâdga[3]
Estonian
  • metsmaasikas[3]
Finnish
  • Ahomansikka[3]
Galician
  • Amorodeira silvestre[3]
German
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Hungarian
  • erdei szamóca[3]
Irish
  • Sú talún fhiáin[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • エゾノヘビイチゴ[3]
  • エゾヘビイチゴ[3]
Latvian
  • Meža zemene[3]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji žemuogė[3]
Macedonian
  • Шумска јагода[3]
Miami
  • ateehimini[3]
Norwegian
  • markjordbær[3]
Ojibwe
Polish
  • Poziomka pospolita[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
  • Земляника лесная[3]
Seneca
  • Shés’a:h[3]
Serbian
  • Šumska jagoda[3]
  • Шумска јагода[3]
Slovak
  • jahoda obyčajná[3]
Slovenian
  • navadni jagodnjak[3]
Spanish
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Swedish
Turkish
  • Dağ Çileği[3]
Ukrainian
  • Суниці лісові́[3]
Upriver Halkomelem
Welsh
  • Llwyn Mefus Gwyllt[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wild strawberry — Page 2, column 2, row top 187 pt; common-name cell after Fragaria vesca.; Fragaria vesca.
[2] Fragaria vesca — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • wild strawberry — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Bosaardbei — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Buscherdbeere — results[0].names[63]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Monatserdbeere — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Rotbeere — results[0].names[62]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Wald-Erdbeere — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Walderdbeere — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • alpine strawberry — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • European strawberry — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Hillside Strawberry — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Thin-leaved Wild Strawberry — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • wood strawberry — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • woodland strawberry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fresa — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fresa silvestre — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Frutilla — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Gallardia — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fraisier des bois — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fragola di bosco — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fragolina di bosco — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • morango — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Morango-silvestre — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • morangueiro-silvestre — results[0].names[58]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
[3] Fragaria vesca — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • wild strawberry — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Bosaardbei — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Buscherdbeere — results[0].names[63]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Monatserdbeere — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Rotbeere — results[0].names[62]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Wald-Erdbeere — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Walderdbeere — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • alpine strawberry — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • European strawberry — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Hillside Strawberry — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Thin-leaved Wild Strawberry — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • wood strawberry — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • woodland strawberry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fresa — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fresa silvestre — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Frutilla — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Gallardia — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fraisier des bois — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fragola di bosco — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Fragolina di bosco — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • morango — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Morango-silvestre — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • morangueiro-silvestre — results[0].names[58]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • maduixera — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Земляника лесная — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Ahomansikka — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • smultron — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Poziomka pospolita — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • jahodník obecný — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • markjordbær — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Skov-jordbær — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Frēvla salvâdga — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Šumska jagoda — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Paprastoji žemuogė — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • abruóganu — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • エゾヘビイチゴ — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Ode'imin — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • jahoda obyčajná — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Գետնամորի անտառային — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • エゾノヘビイチゴ — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • metsmaasikas — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • 野草莓 — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • 野草莓 — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Shés’a:h — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Amorodeira silvestre — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Горска ягода — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Frag — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Суниці лісові́ — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Суніцы лясныя — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Dağ Çileği — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • ateehimini — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • navadni jagodnjak — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Шумска јагода — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • erdei szamóca — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Шумска јагода — results[0].names[52]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Šumska jagoda — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Meža zemene — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • 森林草莓 — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Sú talún fhiáin — results[0].names[56]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • Llwyn Mefus Gwyllt — results[0].names[59]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • áyum, hu-tí-pu-lai — results[0].names[60]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
  • stsi’yu — results[0].names[61]; taxon id 50298; Fragaria vesca.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Fragaria vesca is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Fragaria vesca in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Agroforestry database

Complete plant information

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Structure

Vegetation layer
Herbaceous, Ground cover
Size
Small
Dimensions
0.30 m high × 0.30 m wide
Lifecycle
Perennial

Site conditions

USDA hardiness
4-8
Moisture
Moist
Soil
Sandy, Loamy, Clay
pH
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Light
Partial shade, Sun

Uses

Edible parts
Fruit, Leaves, Coffee, Tea
Edibility
2 out of 5
Medicinal value
1 out of 5

Fruit - raw. The fruit is aromatic, sweet, and juicy. It can be dried for later consumption. The fruit has a diameter of about 15 mm. Additionally, the fresh or dried leaves are often used to make delicious coffee.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Fragaria vesca — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2172892; ID 6JK5R; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2172892; ID 6JK5R; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Fragaria vesca (top 187 pt)

    Source checked on .