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barren strawberries
Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia, the barren strawberries, is a genus of the rose family (Rosaceae). It contains about six species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A number of species are cultivated as a ground cover in gardens, including Waldsteinia fragarioides from North America, Waldsteinia geoides from Europe, Waldsteinia lobata, and Waldsteinia ternata from Eurasia (from Central Europe to Siberia, China, and Japan).
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Appalachian barren-strawberry
speciesWaldsteinia fragarioides
Siberian barren strawberry
speciesWaldsteinia ternata
large barren strawberry
speciesWaldsteinia geoides
Waldsteinia maximowicziana
speciesWaldsteinia maximowicziana
lobed barren strawberry
speciesWaldsteinia lobata
Idaho barren strawberry
speciesWaldsteinia idahoensis
Waldsteinia tanzybeica
speciesWaldsteinia tanzybeica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119797.