Plant Data Sheet
Fragaria chiloensis, Beach
Strawberry
Found along the
Maritime,
coastal climate. Found
below 200 meters.
Local occurrence
(where, how common): Found
along the
Sand dunes and sea bluffs. Full sun on coast, sun or partial shade inland.
Plant strategy type/successional stage (stress-tolerator, competitor, weedy/colonizer, seral, late successional)
Drought
and salt resistant. Competitive in disturbed sites. Mid
successional.
Plantago
maritima, Potentilla villosa, Fritillaria camschatcensis, Gaultheria shallon, and Picea sitchensis.
May
be collected as: (seed, layered, divisions, etc.)
Stolons/plantlets,
fruit to collect seed.
Collect as mature
red fruit. Seed is dark brown at maturity. Stolons with plantlets are collected
between September 15th and November 15th.
Seed germination (needs dormancy breaking?)
Seeds are soaked for
24 hours and stratified for 21 days. Stratification may not be necessary. Germination can take 4 weeks in a
greenhouse.
Seed life (can be stored, short shelf-life, long shelf-life)
Long
shelf-life.
Seeds to be kept dry
and stored in a cold room.
Propagation recommendations (plant seeds, vegetative parts, cuttings, etc.)
Sow seed in early
spring in a greenhouse. Cuttings should
be treated with rooting hormone, kept moist and kept on a heated bench until
roots are developed.
Soil
or medium requirements (inoculum necessary?)
Cuttings in a 3:1
perlite/vermiculite mix.
Installation form
(form, potential for successful outcomes, cost)
Bareroot.
Ten inches apart
Care requirements after installed (water weekly, water once etc.)
Moist to dry
conditions
Short-lived. Spreads rapidly to 6
inches tall.
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3.
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Plants of
4.
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State University Landscape Plants http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
5. Native Plants Propagation Protocol Database: http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/network/
6. NatureServe Explorer: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm
7. US
Landscapes of the Copper River Delta, Alaska.” http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/gtr469a.pdf
8.
Sunset.
9.
Plants for a Future: http://www.pfaf.org/index.html
10. Sound Native Plants: http://www.soundnativeplants.com/
11. Seven Oaks Native Nursery: http://sevenoaksnativenursery.com/
12. Pojar, Jim and Andy
MacKinnon. Plants of the
Data compiled by:
Lorraine Brooks
May 23, 2006