blossoms of the magellanic strawberries

Wild strawberries. Rubus geoides / Magellanic strawberries (fruitilla de magallanes).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

Blossom.
 Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

Wild strawberries. Rubus geoides / Magellanic strawberries (fruitilla de magallanes).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

magellanic strawberries

The kids have been looking, looking, and looking for the wild Magellanic strawberries on the island. We were worried we had somehow missed them for the season or that they would arrive after our departure for the birth of the baby.

At the beginning of February, we finally spotted a bright red berry hidden beneath the leaves of the Rubus geoides. Once we saw one, there were hundreds. Very tiny and tricky to get to - most are half buried in the soil - so a good task for tiny kids' fingers and a patient picker.

Magellanic strawberries (or rainberries) / Rubus geoides / fruitilla de magallanes (or frambuesa silvestre).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2016)

Magellanic strawberries (or rainberries) / Rubus geoides / fruitilla de magallanes (or frambuesa silvestre).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2016)

Magellanic strawberries (or rainberries) / Rubus geoides / fruitilla de magallanes (or frambuesa silvestre).
Magellan barberry / Berberis microphylla / Calafate.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2016)

Wild berry summer harvest.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2016)

Magellanic strawberries (or rainberries) / Rubus geoides / fruitilla de magallanes (or frambuesa silvestre).
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2016)