Mock Strawberry     Information
INVASIVE
Scientific Name:Duchesnea indica
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:Potentilla indica
Common Name Synonyms: Indian Strawberry


NOTES: Introduced from southern Asia as an ornamental plant. Edible drupes are bland and dry.

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Mock Strawberry
Genus species: Duchesnea indica
     Synonym: Potentilla indica
Common Names: Mock Strawberry
Indian Strawberry
Family Name: Rosaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, shrubs, and trees; leaves mostly alternate, simple to compound, usually conspicuously stipulate; flowers mostly bisexual, regular; fruit types vary.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Yellow
CNC Habitat: Polinator Garden
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
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