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Rosaceae

Strawberry

Fragaria × ananassa (Duchesne ex Weston) Duchesne ex Rozier

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Fragaria

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsSafe
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
FlowerPhoto: Milla Carne, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Is Strawberry safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Strawberry safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Strawberry safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Strawberry safe for kids?

Our sources call Strawberry non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.

Similar names and close relatives

A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.

  • Wild strawberry Fragaria vescasame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Safe

Common names

By language (133)
ab
Ауҭраҵыҵындра
aeb
فراز
Albanian
Luleshtrydhja, Dredhëza
Arabic
فراولة, نبات الفراولة
Aragonese
Fraga, Magoría
Armenian
Ելակ
arz
فراوله Farawla, Farawla
Assamese
ষ্ট্ৰবেৰী
Asturian
Mirandanera
atj
Otehimin
Azerbaijani
Bağ çiyələyi
ba
Ер еләге
Bangla
স্ট্রবেরি
Basque
Baratze-marrubi
Belarusian
Суніцы садовыя
bik
Strawberry
bjn
Satrubiri
bo
འབྲི་ཏ་ས་འཛིན།
Bosnian
Jagoda
Breton
Sivi
Bulgarian
Ананасова ягода
Burmese
စတော်ဘယ်ရီ
Cantonese
士多啤梨
Catalan
Maduixot
cdo
Chāu-muòi
Central Kurdish
تووفەرەنگی, تووفرەنگی, شلیک, فراولە, چلیک
Cherokee
ᎠᏂ
Chinese
士多啤梨, 草莓
Corsican
Fraula
Croatian
Vrtna jagoda
csb
Ògardowô pòtrôwnica
Czech
Jahodník velkoplodý, Jahodník ananasový, Pěstování jahodníku velkoplodého
Danish
Jordbær, Havejordbær, Have-Jordbær
dsb
Zagrodna słynica
dtp
Strawberi
Dutch
Aardbeienplant, Aardbei
English
Strawberry, Strawberry plant, Garden strawberry, Strawberries
Estonian
Aedmaasikas
Faroese
Jarðber
Filipino
Presas
Finnish
Puutarhamansikka
French
Fraisier cultivé, Fraisier ananas
frr
Guard-eerdbei
Galician
Amorodo
Georgian
Ბაღის მარწყვი
German
Gartenerdbeere, Ananas-Erdbeere, Kulturerdbeere
Greek
Φράουλα
Guarani
Yvapytã
Gujarati
સ્ટ્રોબેરી
hak
Chhó-mòi
Hawaiian
Strawberry
Hebrew
תות שדה
Hindi
स्ट्रॉबेरी
hsb
Zahrodna truskalca
Hungarian
Eper, Ananászeper, Kerti eper, Termesztett eper
hyw
Ելակ
ik
Ivgum asiaŋa
Indonesian
Stroberi
io
Frago
Italian
Fragola
Japanese
イチゴ, オランダイチゴ, 一期, 苺, 覆盆子
Javanese
Strobèri
Kannada
ಸ್ಟ್ರಾಬೆರಿ
Khmer
ស្ត្របឺរី
Korean
딸기
ks
اِشٹابٕر, اسٹابَر
lah
سٹرابیری
Lao
ໝາກຟະແລດ
Latvian
Dārza zemene
li
Gewuuen aerbel
lij
Merello
Lithuanian
Braškė
lmo
Magiostra
Macedonian
Јагода
Malagasy
Frezy
Malay
Strawberi
Malayalam
ഗാർഡൻ സ്ട്രോബെറി
Maltese
Frawla, Frawli
Marathi
स्ट्रॉबेरी
min
Stroberi kabun
Mongolian
Цэцэрлэгийн гүзээлзгэнэ
mrj
Мӧр
mwl
Morangano
mzn
سرماق
nan
Chháu-m̂
Nepali
स्ट्रबेरी
new
ब्यांपासि
Norwegian Bokmål
Hagejordbær
Norwegian Nynorsk
Hagejordbær
nv
Dah woozh
Odia
ଷ୍ଟ୍ରବେରୀ
Oromo
Goraa
Pashto
ځمکتوت, ځمکني توت
Persian
توتفرنگی
pms
Fròla
Polish
Truskawka
Portuguese
Morango
Punjabi
ਸਟਰਾਬਰੀ
roa
Fragole
Romanian
Căpșună
rsk
Жемна ягода
Russian
Земляника садовая, Земляника ананасная, Клубника
Sanskrit
तृणबदरफलम्
sat
ᱥᱴᱨᱚᱵᱮᱨᱤ
sco
Straeberry
Serbian
Јагода
sgs
Braškė
shn
မၢၵ်ႇႁူႈလႅင်, မၢၵ်ႇႁူႈၵလႃး
Sindhi
اسٽرا بيري
Slovenian
Jagoda
Swahili
Mstroberi
Swedish
Jordgubbe
szy
Kamacal
Tajik
Қулфинай
Tamil
செம்புற்றுப்பழம்
Tatar
Җир җиләге
Telugu
స్ట్రాబెర్రీ
Thai
สตรอว์เบอร์รี
Turkish
Bahçe çileği, Çilek
Turkmen
Ýertudana
Ukrainian
Полуниці садові, Полуниця садова, Полуниці, Суниці ананасні, Суниці садові
Urdu
اسٹرابیری
Uyghur
بۆلجۈرگەن
vec
Fràgoła
Vietnamese
Dâu tây
vls
Freize
Walloon
Fraijhe
Welsh
Mefus
wuu
草莓
xmf
Ციმუა
za
Godumh
zgh
ⵜⵉⵣⵡⵍⵜ
Zulu
Isitrobheli

Synonyms

  • Fragaria ananassa Duchesne
  • Fragaria calyculata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Steud.
  • Fragaria chiloensis var. ananassa Duchesne ex Weston
  • Fragaria chiloensis var. ananassa (Duchesne ex Rozier) Ser.
  • Fragaria vesca var. ananassa (Duchesne ex Weston) Aiton
  • Potentilla ananassa (Duchesne ex Weston) Mabb.

Flowers

In flower
April to June (from 94 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.