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Fragaria vesca L.

strawberry (Rosaceae)

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Fragaria vesca is a stoloniferous herb of dry woodland across the British Isles.

Wienerwald, Austria; 2005-05-01

 strawberry / Fragaria vesca: _Fragaria vesca_ is a stoloniferous herb of dry woodland across the British Isles.

The leaves of Fragaria vesca are shiny, and the terminal leaf-tooth is longer than its neighbours, in contrast to Potentilla sterilis.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2013-06-18

 strawberry / Fragaria vesca: The leaves of _Fragaria vesca_ are shiny, and the terminal leaf-tooth is longer than its neighbours, in contrast to _Potentilla sterilis_.

The tasty fruit of Fragaria vesca is a swollen receptacle with achenes on its surface; the back-swept sepals distinguish the wild species from its cultivated relative, Fragaria ananassae.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-06-13

 strawberry / Fragaria vesca: The tasty fruit of _Fragaria vesca_ is a swollen receptacle with achenes on its surface; the back-swept sepals distinguish the wild species from its cultivated relative, _Fragaria ananassae_.

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