| Scientific Name: | Fragaria chiloensis |
| Common Name: | coastal strawberry, wild strawberry |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, South America, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Horizontal, Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Alpine, Attract birds, Container planting, Erosion control, Green roof technology, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Herb, Native planting, Rock garden, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Basal, Leathery, Glabrous, Lustrous, Pubescent, Trifoliate (ternate), Obovate, Ciliate, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Aggregate fruit, Achene, Edible, (Accessory tissue), Red, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Low carpets of leathery, glossy, dark green leaves each have three coarsely toothed leaflets that are red tinted in winter; florets mostly 1.5-2cm wide arranged in simple cymes; strawberries usually <2cm long. | |