Green strawberry, Hill strawberry
Fragaria viridis

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 25 cm high. The stem is upright and hairy. The fruit are greenish, tinged with red. The leaves are compound and have 3 leaflets. They have teeth around the edge. The end leaflet is small. The flowers are white and in groups 2.5 cm across.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows on open grassy mountain slopes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Balkans, Bulgaria, Central Asia, Estonia, Europe, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used in jams and desserts.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Csattogo eper, Druzgavec, Fragi, Fresas, Muulukas, Mullikmaasikas, Planitsa, Szamoca, Truskavec, Zeleni jagodnjak

Synonyms

Fragaria collina Ehrh.;