| Family | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily | Rosoideae |
| Tribe | Potentilleae |
| Subtribe | Fragariinae |
| Scientific name | Fragaria nipponica Makino |
| Synonyms | Fragaria nipponica Makino var. yezoensis (H. Hara) Kitamura; Fragaria nipponica Makino var. yakusimensis (Masamune) Masamune; Fragaria yakusimensis Masamune; Fragaria yezoensis H. Hara; Potentilla yakusimensis (Masamune) Mabberley |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shirobana hebi-ichogo (シロバナヘビイチゴ, 白花蛇苺 [meaning: white flower snake strawberry]), ezo-kusa-ichigo (エゾクサイチゴ, 蝦夷草苺 [meaning: Ezo herbal berry (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Southeastern region), Honshu (north of Central gegion), Kyushu (Yakushima Island) |
| (Other nations) Russia (Kurile Islands), Korea | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=14 (2x) |
| Description | Plants 15-20cm long. Leaves 3-7cm long. Flowers white ca. 15-20mm across, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Fragaria nipponica Makino |
| New versus old scientific names in strawberries (Fragaria L.) | |
| Compositions and methods for modulating pigment production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105) |
| June 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |