Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

"Potentilla indica" is a flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It has foliage and an aggregate accessory fruit similar to that of a true strawberry. It has yellow flowers, unlike the white or slightly pink flowers of true strawberries. It is native to eastern and southern Asia, but has been introduced to many other areas as a medicinal and an ornamental plant, subsequently naturalizing in many regions worldwide.
Mock Strawberry flower closeup, Heesch, Netherlands Introduced species. This is a closeup of the blooming flower, which is about 1.5-2cm in size. Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Mock Strawberry,Netherlands,Potentilla indica,Spring,World,the Netherlands

Appearance

The leaves are trifoliate, roughly veined beneath, dark green, and often persisting through the winter, arising from short crowns. The plant spreads along creeping stolons, rooting and producing crowns at each node. The yellow flowers are produced in mid spring, then sporadically throughout the growing season. The aggregate accessory fruits are white or red, and entirely covered with red achenes, simple ovaries, each containing a single seed.

Mockstrawberry.jpg|Blossom
Duchesnea indica immature fruit.jpg|Immature fruit
Duchesnea indica MHNT.BOT.2012.10.20.JPG|Mature fruits
Mock strawberry, Heesch, Netherlands This is a stack at 2.5:1 magnification. 5:1: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92777/woodland_strawberry_51_heesch_netherlands.html Duchesnea indica,Extreme Macro,Mock Strawberry,Mock strawberry,Potentilla indica

Uses

The fresh berries are edible but considered less palatable than proper strawberries.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusPotentilla
SpeciesP. indica
Photographed in
Australia
Belgium
Netherlands
United States of America