Fragaria vesca

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fragaria-vesca

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Fragaria vesca?Plants typically 10-20 cm in height; fruits 1-2 cm in length
2. What is the scientific name?Fragaria vesca
3. What is the habitat?Temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including woodlands, meadows, and alpine pastures

Perennial Herbaceous Plant: A plant that lives for more than two years and dies back to the ground each winter, regrowing from its roots.
Circumboreal Distribution: A pattern of distribution where a species is found in temperate regions around the entire Northern Hemisphere.
Stolons: Horizontal stems that grow along the surface of the soil, producing new plants at their nodes.
Aggregate Accessory Fruit: A fruit formed from multiple ovaries of a single flower, where the fleshy part is derived from surrounding tissues, not the ovary wall.