Plants
strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa (Weston) Duchesne ex Rozier
Family: Rosaceae · Genus: Fragaria
garden strawberry
Perennial herbaceous ground-runner cultivated as annual or biennial. Productive ground cover in vegetable gardens and syntropic systems. Mild cold tolerance. Spreads via stolons — quickly forms dense carpet. Fits between tree rows during establishment in full sun or partial shade.
Götsch succession
- Götsch stage
- Placenta I
- Ecological role
- Pioneer
- Primary stratum
- Ground cover
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Biomass class
- No biomass production
Environment
- Light requirement
- Partial sun
- Water requirement
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Soil pH range
- 5.5–6.5
- Preferred soil texture
- Loamy, Sandy
- Hardiness zones
- 4–11
- Frost tolerance
- -15.0 °C
Morphology
- Mature height
- 0.15–0.3 m
- Recommended spacing
- 0.3–0.4 m
- Root system
- Fibrous
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifespan
- 1–3 years
- Time to first harvest
- 3 months
- Productive lifespan
- 2 years
Biomes & climate
- Atlantic Forest Suitable
- Pampa Suitable
- Cerrado Suitable
Köppen classes
- Humid subtropical (Cfa) Suitable
- Oceanic (Cfb) Suitable
- Subtropical with dry winter (Cwa) Suitable
- Subtropical highland (Cwb) Suitable
Where it fits in a guild
Strawberry takes the Ground cover stratum in the Placenta I phase of succession — in a guild it shares the line with species from the other strata, each harvesting light at its own height, in its own time.
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📅 Phenology
Flowering months: July, August, September, October
Fruiting months: September, October, November, December
❓ Frequently asked questions
How long until the first harvest of strawberry?
The first harvest of strawberry comes around 3 months after planting.
What spacing is recommended for strawberry?
The recommended spacing for strawberry is 0.3–0.4 m.
How tall does strawberry grow?
At maturity, strawberry reaches 0.15–0.3 m tall.
When does strawberry fruit?
Fruiting of strawberry occurs in September, October, November, December.
When does strawberry flower?
Flowering of strawberry occurs in July, August, September, October.
What stage and stratum does strawberry occupy in a syntropic system?
In a syntropic system, strawberry belongs to the placenta i stage, occupying the ground cover stratum.
Functions
Propagation
Division, Runners / suckers
Citations
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Fragaria × ananassa (Weston) Rozier (gbif_taxon_key, family, genus)
- Plants of the World Online (Kew) — Fragaria × ananassa (Duchesne ex Weston) Duchesne ex Rozier (powo_id, scientific_author)
External references
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