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PLANTS

Virginia strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Virginia strawberry, photo 1 of 5
Virginia strawberry, In flower
Virginia strawberry, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows on the tundra.

There are 1,682 observations of Virginia strawberry in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais201
  2. Montérégie196
  3. Estrie192
  4. Montréal186
  5. Capitale-Nationale161
  6. Laurentides116
  7. Côte-Nord108
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean75
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue68
  10. Lanaudière65
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent62
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches61
  13. Nord-du-Québec52
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine49
  15. Mauricie42
  16. Laval34
  17. Centre-du-Québec14

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Woodland strawberryFragaria vesca
False strawberryPotentilla indica
Northern dewberryRubus flagellaris
Canada windflowerAnemonastrum canadense
Purple marshlocksComarum palustre
Norwegian cinquefoilPotentilla norvegica
Dwarf red blackberryRubus pubescens
Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex
Bristly dewberryRubus hispidus
Multiflora roseRosa multiflora
Mountain cinquefoilSibbaldiopsis tridentata
Creeping sibbaldiaSibbaldia procumbens