| Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) (Michaux, 1803) |
| Synonyms: Dalibarda fragarioides, Geum donianum, Geum fragarioides, Waldsteinia doniana, Common barren-strawberry, Appalachian barren strawberry |
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Waldsteinia fragarioides is a low, spreading herb with yellow flowers, which is native to eastern North America (from Minnesota, Ontario, and Quebec, south to North Carolina and Tennessee). This species occurs in a wide variety of habitats, including coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forest, thickets, and clearings on sandy, rocky or alluvial soils; also in barrens, talus slopes, bluffs, etc.; from sea level to 600 m. It flowers in April and May.
