Fragaria vesca
naturalizedRosaceae

Fragaria vesca

woodland strawberry

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

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

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Seasonality
21 flowering · 11 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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flowering (peak March) fruiting (peak April)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

Gallery · 12 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 20 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 187 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 90 · GBIF 86
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 32 · GBIF 21
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 19
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 17 · GBIF 15
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 18 · GBIF 11
Hoʻokena · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 6
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 3
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 7
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 5
ʻAlae 1-2 · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kahaualeʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Nienie · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalialinui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1