Wild strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. americana

Overview of a wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca ssp americana, photographed at the Holy Ghost campground. Wild strawberry plants are a common sight and you'll often seem them blooming in the late spring. If you're lucky you'll find the small delicious fruit later in the summer.

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Where we have seen this plant:

• Black Canyon Trail
• Borrego/Bear Wallow Trail
• Cienega Canyon to the Crest Trail
• Cienega Loop
• Columbine Canyon to the Meadows
• Crest Trail between the parking lot and the Tram terminal
• Hyde Park Circle Trail
• Iron Gate to the Rio Mora
• Sulphur Canyon, Faulty Trail, and Bill Spring loop
• Tree Spring Loop
• Cabresto Lake
• Holy Ghost
• Jemez Falls

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