Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea
A small herb that keeps growing from year to year. The rootstocks are stout, thick and scaly. It grows 15 cm high and spreads 50 cm across. The fruit can be red, white or yellow. The leaves are short and thick and hairy underneath. The flowers are on long slender stalks. The flowers have 5 petals. The flowers are white. The fruit are red and edible. They can be 2-3 cm long.
A temperate plant. It grows naturally in coastal areas in cool locations. In Hawaii they grow between 1,200-2,000 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 4-10. In Chile it grows from sea level to over 2,000 m altitude.
Common Names: Chilean strawberry, Dau-tay, Fresa, Frutilla, Frutilla silvestre, Ilahuen, Kellen, Pineapple strawberry, Quellen
Synonyns:
Fragaria vesca var. chiloensis L.;
Potentilla chiloensis (L.) Mabb.;
and others