STRAWBERRY
Fragaria × ananassa

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CLASSIFICATION—
Rose Family (Rosaceae)

Three-part serrated leaves
White five-petaled flowers
Small red fruit borne above the leaves
Spreads by creeping runners forming new plants

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SEASON—
Flowers in spring
Fruit ripens late spring into early summer
Leaves gathered spring through summer
Roots dug in fall

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ARCHIVE—

"Straw-berries do grow upon hills and vallies, likewise in woods and other such places that bee somewhat shadowie."

— John Gerard, The Herball, 1597

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"They prosper well in Gardens."

— John Gerard, The Herball, 1597

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"Strawberry leaves are cold, dry, and binding..."

— Nicholas Culpeper, The Complete Herbal, 1653

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CORRESPONDENCES—
Spring

Early harvest
Woodland edge
Garden
Humility
Hospitality
 

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NAMES—
Strawberry
Garden Strawberry
Garden Berry