Rosaceae Fragaria vesca L.
Woodland Strawberry
Potawatomi - Food, Winter Use Food
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 107
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Fragaria vesca L.
Scientific name: Fragaria vesca L.
USDA symbol: FRVEV (
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Common names: Woodland Strawberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Berries sometimes dried and at other times preserved for winter use.
RECRD: 314 id: 14903