Species

Fragaria vesca

Etymology

Fragaria: From the Latin word for strawberry, from fragrans 'fragrant', alluding to the fruit.

Common Name(s)

alpine strawberry

Authority

Fragaria vesca L.

Family

Rosaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

FRAVES

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Potentilla vesca (L.) Scop.

Flower Colours

White,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1870

Origin

Europe, N. Africa, N. and C. Asia, N. America

Reason For Introduction
Unknown

This page last updated on 12 Oct 2016