Standard English Name(s): coastal or Pacific coast strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis),wood or woodland strawberry (F. vesca),and wild strawberry (F. virginiana)
Local English Name(s) (if different from above):
Scientific Name(s): Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Duch., F. vesca L., and F. virginiana Duch.
Upriver Halkomelem Name(s): sch'i:ye (fruit), sch'iy'e:lhp (plant)
Downriver Halkomelem Name(s): sc'iy'e (fruit), sc'iy'e'ulhp (plant)
Island Halkomelem Name(s): sciy'u (fruit), st'ilukw' (Nanaimo, fruit); sc'iy'u'ulhp (plant), st'ilukw'ulhp (Nanaimo, plant)

Description, Habitat, Ecology, & Distribution:
      Several types of wild strawberries occur along coastal British Columbia. The coastal strawberry (pictured) is a perennial maritime herb that spreads by short runners (stolons). The leaves are thick and leathers. The flowers are white and produce small, hairy strawberries. This species is common on sand dunes and sea bluffs, near the sea and throughout the coast.

Upriver Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
     The fruits of F. vesca and F. virginiana were eaten. The leaves were used for a tea. The plant was used for a diarrhea medicine.
Downriver Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
     The fruits of coastal strawberry were eaten.
Island Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
     The Halkomelem-speaking people have gathered one or more species of strawberries for food. The fruits are small yet flavourful.