Participant Info

Species

Fragaria vesca [Fragaria vesca subsp. americana] [Fragaria bracteata] [Fragaria americana]

Family

Rosaceae

CommonName

wild strawberry, woodland strawberry

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1938

LatestDate

2015

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Mosca, Music

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Mary E. McDonald Conejos Co, 2 miles W of Fox Creek 2 Aug 2013

Comments

Fragaria vesca has been collected on both sides of the Valley, from forest openings and meadow edges, often from rocky outcrops. The locations are generally lower in elevation than for F. virginiana, and the number of collections are fewer. F. vesca is not recorded from the Culebras but is no doubt present there, judging from New Mexico records from its Cristos. In New Mexico the species follows the Rio Grande drainage down to the Mexican border. The USA distribution covers all areas except for the Great Plains, Texas, and the South.

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