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“The changes I experienced moving from the Historic South to a college in Northern New England were not the only changes I experienced in the first-year Pathway seminar.”
Xanthe Hilton,
History Society & Culture
Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana
Rose Rosaceae family
Leaves: 3 Leaflets are egg-shaped and coarsely toothed, on a slender, hairy stalk.
Flower is white, with 5 round petals, 1/2 - 1" wide. Flowers are usually not higher than the leaves. They grow on a seperate stalk.
Fruit is red, juicy, edible, ovoid shape, with very small seeds embedded in the fruit.
Form/habitat: Wild strawberry grows in fields and drier places along the roads in much of our area.
Plants are 3-6" high, and spread by runners.
Flowers bloom in May, with fruits ripening in summer.
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