''Waldsteinia'', the barren strawberries, is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the rose family (

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...

). It contains about six species native to the

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. A number of species are cultivated as a ground cover in gardens, including ''

Waldsteinia fragarioides ''Waldsteinia fragarioides'' (synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Dalibarda fragarioides'' Michx. and ''Geum fragarioides, '' also called Appalachian barren strawberry, or just barren strawberry, is a low, spreading plant with showy yellow flowers that ...

'' from North America, '' Waldsteinia geoides'' from Europe, '' Waldsteinia lobata'', and '' Waldsteinia ternata'' from Eurasia (from Central Europe to

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, China, and Japan).

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* Colurieae Rosaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Willdenow {{Rosoideae-stub