Wild Strawberry
(Fragaria virginiana/vesca)
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The leaves are
made of three, toothed leaflets.
They appear before the flowers.
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Each plant has
about 5 white flowers, each with five petals.
They can be observed mid to late May
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The fruits look
like miniature farmed strawberries.
They produce fruit in late June and July. Wild strawberries contain more Vitamin C per gram than oranges.
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Choosing your plants
- •Select a patch of wild strawberry plants in an area that you visit regularly.
- •Mark the patch with a ribbon on a stick or other marker to make sure that you always visit the same place.
- •If you have a large patch of plants mark off a one metre square area and observe only the plants within the square. Take care not to damage the plants when marking your square!
What to record
- •Record when the first tiny flowers are open.
- •Make a note of when 50% of the tiny flowers are open.
- •Finally record when nearly all of the tiny flowers are open.
