Wild or Virginia Strawberry

Wild or Virginia Strawberry [Fragaria virginiana] found at the Kellog Center on on the Rudnick Nature Trail on 3 May 2014. This wildflower is a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcombs’s Wildflower Guide, pages 184-185, says its flowers bloom in fields in spring and early summer.

USDA Plants Listing: Fragaria virginiana

Wild Strawberry at the Kellogg Center - Rudnick Nature Trail - 3 May 2014

Wild Strawberry at the Kellogg Center – Rudnick Nature Trail – 3 May 2014

Wild Strawberry with one budding - 3 May 2014

Wild Strawberry with one budding – 3 May 2014