Common Names
Virginia strawberry, Indian strawberry, scarlet strawberry, strawberry, wild strawberry.

Description
A low-running perennial with 3 ovate toothed leaflets. The flowers have 5 white petals, and the fruit is red.

Flowering Period
March to June or later.

Habitat
Fields, open slopes, borders of woods.

Harvest
Leaves and fruit.

Uses
Leaves of this plant are mildly astringent; the fruit has been used as an old-time gout remedy and refrigerant.