Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Mill. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Beach Strawberry: Amphipyra pyramidoides, Clepsis fucana, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Euxoa auxilaris, Euxoa messoria, Feltia jaculifera, Feltia subgothica, Haploa colona, Helicoverpa zea, Hypena scabra, Lobocleta ossularia, Malacosoma americana, Melanchra picta, Mythimna unipuncta, Nematocampa limbata, Nematocampa resistaria, Papaipema nebris, Peridroma saucia, Pyrrharctia isabella, Spaelotis clandestina, Xanthotype sospeta

Native Range

CAN: British Columbia
USA: California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

Regional Native Status: L48 (NI), AK (I), HI (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.