A fantastic wild edible with some great nutrition and flavor.
Welcome to my strawberry blog post. Hear you can find updated information on the wild strawberry plant and berries including nutrition values, where to find it, medicinal benefits, and plant structure information.
“Did you know wild strawberries were once used to help remove tarter on your teeth and help whiten them.”
Description
The wild strawberry is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows naturally throughout the northern hemisphere between USDA zones 3 through 10 giving them a wide range of growing conditions. There are approx- five to eleven .5 - .75 of a inch white flowers that grow out on a green to reddish, soft hairy stalk that can lift them high above the leaves reaching a height between 1 - 6 inches. The leaves have saw-toothed margins and can grow between 1.5 - 3.5 inches in width and can reach lengths of 5 - 6 inches, they are usually pale green in color.
Habitat
Wild Strawberries like to grow in full sun to partial shade in rich well drained soil with a soil pH between 5.5 - 6.5.
Harvesting
Harvesting wild Strawberries is a great way to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful sites in your area. When out harvesting wild strawberries be sure to harvest them in a unpolluted area, as well always harvest sustainably, try to leave some fruit for the wild life that depends on it for survival, also try not to disturb the area to much while foraging this will help insure future harvests and enjoyment.
When I go out looking for wild Strawberries I always start by looking on South facing hills as they will tend to produce the first crop of strawberries. Then one can follow them up in elevation as they ripen.
Nutrition
Amount Per 100 grams
Calories - 33 g
Fat - 0.3 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 1 mg
Potassium - 153 mg
Carbohydrate - 8 g
Fiber - 2 g
Sugar - 5 g
Protein - 0.7 g
Vitamin C - 56 mg
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