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'''Wild strawberry''', commonly called '''Fragaria vesca, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, European strawberry, or fraise des bois''', is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.<ref name="common names"/>
== Description ==
Five to eleven soft-hairy white flowers are borne on a green, soft-hairy 3–15 centimetres (1.2–5.9 in) stalk that usually lifts them above the leaves. The light-green leaves are trifoliate (in threes) with toothed margins. The plant spreads by means of runners (stolons).<ref name="description/>
== Uses ==
*Woodland strawberry fruit is strongly flavored, and is still collected and grown for domestic use and on a small scale commercially for the use of gourmets and as an ingredient for commercial jam, sauces, liqueurs, cosmetics and alternative medicine.
*It is used for the treatment of burns and sores.<ref name="uses"/>
*The roots were frequently chewed in order to help clean teeth and to treat gum inflammations.<ref name="uses"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="common names">[http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Fragaria+vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
<ref name="description">[http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Fragaria%20vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://www.goodfoodworld.com/2012/11/the-wild-strawberry-a-sacred-purifier/ "Wild strawberry"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragaria_vesca Fragaria_vesca -Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
'''Wild strawberry''', commonly called '''Fragaria vesca, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, European strawberry, or fraise des bois''', is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.<ref name="common names"/>
== Description ==
Five to eleven soft-hairy white flowers are borne on a green, soft-hairy 3–15 centimetres (1.2–5.9 in) stalk that usually lifts them above the leaves. The light-green leaves are trifoliate (in threes) with toothed margins. The plant spreads by means of runners (stolons).<ref name="description/>
== Uses ==
*Woodland strawberry fruit is strongly flavored, and is still collected and grown for domestic use and on a small scale commercially for the use of gourmets and as an ingredient for commercial jam, sauces, liqueurs, cosmetics and alternative medicine.
*It is used for the treatment of burns and sores.<ref name="uses"/>
*The roots were frequently chewed in order to help clean teeth and to treat gum inflammations.<ref name="uses"/>
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="common names">[http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Fragaria+vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
<ref name="description">[http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Fragaria%20vesca "Fragaria vesca"]</ref>
<ref name="uses">[http://www.goodfoodworld.com/2012/11/the-wild-strawberry-a-sacred-purifier/ "Wild strawberry"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragaria_vesca Fragaria_vesca -Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
