Fragaria vesca
Common name
alpine strawberry
Synonyms
Potentilla vesca (L.) Scop.
Family
Rosaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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.
FRAVES
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
White, Yellow
Year naturalised
1870
Origin
Europe, N. Africa, N. and C. Asia, N. America
Etymology
fragaria: From the Latin word for strawberry, from fragrans ‘fragrant’, alluding to the fruit.
Reason For Introduction
Unknown