Common Strawberry -Fragaria vesca L.
The common strawberry largely grows in the entire country in light forests and shrubby hillsides from the lowlands to the sub-alpine level. It is an ever-bearer plant from the Rosaceae family, it blossoms from May to June, the fruits ripen from June to July. The common strawberry is extended in the entire central Europe. Already in the antics the strawberries were gathered as forest fruits suitable for preparation of syrups and jams. The fresh fruits are a healthy and nutritious delicacy. The young leaves are within living memory used for the preparation of a daily tea for the purposes of the folk healing. They contain tanning substances, C vitamin and flavonoids. The common strawberry is cultivated in a garden variety known as "monthly strawberries".

Dr Mária Vozárová