Common Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Foliage Type:

leaf

Arrangement:

simple, alternate

Distinguishing features:

Habitats:	dry mesic sites mesic sites wet mesic sites
Often confused with:	Goldthread Wood anemone
Ecological Value:	31 species of birds eat strawberries deer and rabbits eat strawberries
Did You Know?	Common Strawberry
Uses / Ethnobotanical uses:	leaves make a gentle tea roots used as a digestive remedy American Indians and early settlers used leaf tea as a nerve tonic, bladder and kidney ailments, jaundice, scurvy, diarrhea, stomachaches, gout slightly astringent fresh leaf tea used for sore throats berries eaten for scurvy, gout root tea traditionally used to treat gonorrhea, stomach and lung ailments, irregular menses, diuretic