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Fragaria vesca

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Fragaria vesca

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Also known as wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian strawberry, European strawberry

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Fragaria vesca, commonly known as the wild strawberry or wood strawberry, is a species in the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Fragaria and is classified within the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is cited as Fragaria vesca L. This plant is used as food and as a medicinal plant.

The taxon range includes China, Xinjiang, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Canada, the United States, and Finland, with collections held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums. The fruit is red. The species was assessed by the IUCN Red List in 2011 and assigned a status of Least Concern.

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Species

Least Concern

Fragaria vesca

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRosaceae
Native toAlbania, Alberta, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
Observations recorded766,322

「野草莓」重定向至此。關於与此名称相似的其他条目,詳見「野草莓 (消歧义)」。 野草莓(學名:Fragaria vesca),又名森林草莓,是一種廣泛分佈於北半球的多年生草本植物。常在退化森林或曾受干擾的地區內茁壯生長。在夏威夷、留尼旺及紐西蘭等地被視為入侵物種,形成相當高密度的匍匐林區。[1] 目录 1 生態 2 種植及應用 3 參考文獻 4 外部連結 生態 生長於美國奧林匹克國家公園步道上的野草莓 野草莓是一種頗粗生的植物,一般棲地為道路及小道兩旁、河堤、山坡、石或碎石鋪成的行徑兩旁、草地、年輕的林地、疏林地、林地的邊緣及叢林中的空地上。即使在光線不足以結果的地方也能生長。在其分佈較南的區域上則只能在較陰暗的地方生長,而在較北的地方對陽光的適應較好。能適應不同的濕度環境(除了極端乾燥或濕潤的地方),能抵受中等程度的山火,並於山火過後能快速生長。[2]雖然野草莓多透過匍匐莖(變態莖的一種)繁殖,但在泥土種子庫(soil seed bank)中也找到為數不少的種子。當土壤受到干擾後便會發芽,並遠離原本群落生長。[2] 其葉為不少陸上有蹄類動物的食物來源,包括騾鹿及加拿大馬鹿等,而其果則廣受其他哺乳動物及鳥類的歡迎。野草莓能透過此方法將種子散播開去。[2] 種植及應用 本種果子的近照 人類的食用紀錄可追溯至石器時代[3] 。於古波斯時期農夫已懂得種植野草莓並製成各式食品。其種子經絲綢之路帶到遠東及歐洲地區並被廣泛種植。直至目前慣常食用的草莓(學名:Fragaria × ananassa)的出現,因具備較大的果肉及更多的種植變化等優勢,才令野草莓的種植歷史告一段落。 野草莓有強烈的香氣,目前仍有家庭式的種植或收集以作小規模的商業用途,如作為另類食材、果醬、調味料、力娇酒、化妝品及另類藥物等。在土耳其,每年仍有數以百噸計的野草莓被收割使用。[4] 大部份栽培種均有較長的花期。其中一些常稱作高山草莓的品種實際為本種的栽培變種(學名:Fragaria vesca ssp. vesca f. semperflorens,異名:Fragaria alpina)。多形成匍匐莖或呈多冠狀的簇,能結出較大及較長時間的果。在18世紀法國地區因其結出較大的果而成為食材之一,並稱作Fressant。[5]個別栽培種甚至能長出如白色及黃色的果實,而非一般的紅色。 因其長出豐裕的花及果,本種多在數年生長期後便會失去活力。[6]能長出匍匐莖的種可作為減少水土流失的地被植物(groundcover),而其他可作為裝飾用的邊護植物(border plant)。森林鳳梨草莓(Fragaria × vescana),由本種與食用草莓杂交得到的品種,能結出細小但卻有精緻香味的果子。而本種與綠色草莓(Fragaria viridis)的杂交種曾廣泛種植,但在1850年後則逐漸式微。[7] 本種偶爾作為

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7,637
With media
5,658
Family
Rosaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Finland

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Encyclopedic overview

Fragaria vesca, commonly called the woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, wild strawberry, Carpathian strawberry or European strawberry, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.

The Latin specific epithet vesca literally means "thin" or "feeble", but likely carries the sense "edible" in this context (compare vescor, "to eat").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fragaria vesca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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