Strawberry Saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera)

Family: Saxifragaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Late summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Berries, Fruit, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. Relished in Japan when parboiled or fried and used in salads. Flowering stem - said to be tasty when salted. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Relished in Japan when parboiled or fried and used in salads.; Flowering stem - said to be tasty when salted.

Habitat & North American Range

Shady cliffs and mossy rocks at low altitudes. Occasionally naturalized on walls in C. and S. Europe. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)