Fragaria vesca L. Woodland strawberry

Fragaria vesca L. - Woodland strawberry

Scientific Description:

Stoloniferous herb. Basal leaves in a rosette, trifoliolate; leaflets 1−6(−8.5) cm, ovate, obovate or rhombic, serrate, equal, canescent beneath, sparsely hairy above. Scape (5−)10−30 cm, usually longer than leaves, 2−7-flowered. Flowers 12−18 mm diam., usually hermaphrodite. Sepals 3−4 mm, lanceolate-cuspidate, slightly longer than epicalyx, segments patent or deflexed in fruit. Petals white, 4−5 mm, obovate or rounded. Receptacles red, glabrous, in fruit up to c. 1 cm. Achenes uniformly scattered over, and projecting from the receptacle.

 

Flowering time: April−June.

Habitat: Moist places, especially in forest, 200−2450 m.

 

Reference:
Peşmen H & Chamberlain DF (1972). Fragaria vesca L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 69.

Public Description:

Fragaria vesca, commonly known as “woodland strawberry”, is native to Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial herb with white flowers, and red fruits. It blooms between April and June and is found in moist places, especially in forest. Its strongly flavored fruit are used in making jam, sauces and liqueurs. In Türkiye, hundreds of tons of woodland strawberry are harvested annually, mainly for export. The woodland strawberry was known as "Arnavutköy strawberry" or “Ottoman strawberry” because it was once grown in large quantities in Arnavutköy neighbourhood of Istanbul during Ottoman times. It is also grown extensively near the town of Karadeniz Ereğli in Zonguldak province, Türkiye. The "Karadeniz Ereğli Ottoman strawberry Culture and Art Festival" held every May and June is one of the most magnificent events of the Black Sea.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragaria_vesca/,Accessed date: 26.05.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/wild-strawberry/ ,Accessed date: 26.05.2016.

Anonymous 3 (2018). http://www.gezialemi.com/FestivalEtkinlikAyrinti_Y.asp?ID=235&SAYFA=10, Accessed date: 14.03.2018.

Aslan S (2012) Fragaria L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 801.