Index / Search / Fragaria chiloensis

§1 Plant

Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Mill.

vernacular beach strawberry — species · Rosaceae

USDA: FRCH
GBIF: 7738624
Rank: species

beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) — Platephotograph · Miriam Olivera source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae Juss.
Genus: Fragaria

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Introduced
CAN Canada Native
HI Hawaii Native
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 48 counties across 6 states/territories

Legend Native · 2 Introduced · 11 Both · 35 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: High
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -33 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 140 min.
Precipitation: 16–60 in/yr
pH range: 5.8–7.8
Root depth: 10 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Stoloniferous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 0.8 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Red
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Early Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 48 counties across 6 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 11 I ▾

California view state ↗ 10 B ▾

Hawaii view state ↗ 2 N ▾

New York view state ↗ 1 B ▾

Richmond 36085

Oregon view state ↗ 15 B ▾

Washington view state ↗ 9 B ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/FRCH ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/7738624 ↗

Record version

Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:

usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

fetched 2026-05-26T20:46:58Z