Fragaria Vesca

Fragaria vesca or alpine strawberries

The European or "woodland" strawberry is Fragaria vesca.

The garden strawberry was created in Brittany, France. In the 1750s, a native of eastern North America (Fragaria virginiana) and another from Chile (Fragaria chiloensis) were crossed to replace the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) in commercial production,. The woodland strawberry is native to much of the northern hemisphere, and was found throughout Europe by the Romans as well as in the New World by the Spanish conquistadors.

The population of Vesca is 53.