Waldsteinia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordoo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Colurieae
Genus: Waldsteinia
Species: W. geoides – W. ternata
Name

Waldsteinia Willd.
Vernacular names
suomi: Ansikat

Waldsteinia, the barren strawberries,[1] is a genus of the rose family (Rosaceae). It contains about six species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere.[2] A number of species are cultivated as a ground cover in gardens, including Waldsteinia fragarioides from North America, Waldsteinia geoides from Europe, Waldsteinia lobata, and Waldsteinia ternata from Eurasia (from Central Europe to Siberia, China, and Japan).[3]
References

"Waldsteinia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
"34. WALDSTEINIA Willdenow". Flora of China.
David S. MacKenzie (1997). Perennial Ground Covers. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-557-8.