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Fragaria vesca
The wild or woodland or alpine strawberry is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the rose family. It sports trifoliate dark-green leaves, with toothed margins, and produces a hairy, 10 to 15 cm tall stem bearing five to eleven delicate, white with yellow center, flowers. The fruit, red berries, are edible,
Observed in large numbers on edges of beautiful Bagasse forest (deciduous, predominantly oak, forest) on France-Switzerland border, in a valley of lake Geneva, just in between Jura and Alps mountains ranges.
Fruits begins to ripen beginning of summer and are very much appreciated - much tastier than currently cultivated hybrids. They don't store well, and need to be consumed quickly.
Spotted on May 30, 2018
Submitted on Jun 8, 2018
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