familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Rosoideae
genusFragaria
speciesFragaria virginiana
subspeciesFragaria virginiana subsp. grayana
Fragaria virginiana subsp. grayana
Canad. J. Bot. 40: 881. 1962.
Endemic
Basionym: Fragaria grayana E. Vilmorin ex J. Gay Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 8: 202. 1857
Synonyms: F. virginiana var. illinoensis A. Gray
Stolons spreading-hairy. Leaves: petiole spreading-hairy (usually densely so); leaflet blade green to bright green, not glaucous, terminal leaflets slightly rhombic to broadly elliptic, not leathery, margins sharply serrate throughout, teeth: relative number 0.2–0.5. Peduncles and pedicels spreading-hairy (usually densely so). Flowers 14.8–25.5 mm diam. (pistillate), 19–29.8 mm diam. (bisexual and staminate). Fruits: bractlets slightly clasping or spreading to ± reflexed. 2n = 56.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Forest openings, forest edges, meadows
Elevation: 200–1000 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Va., Wis.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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