Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica)
Also known as: False strawberry
Mock strawberries (Duchesnea indica) are frequently mistaken for real strawberries due to their similar leaves, growth patterns, and fruit. Although they are edible, mock strawberries typically lack the rich flavor of true strawberries.
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Attributes of Mock strawberry
Lifespan
Perennial, Annual
Plant Type
Herb
Plant Height
30 cm to 1 m
Spread
80 cm
Leaf Color
Green
Flower Size
1.5 cm to 2.5 cm
Flower Color
Yellow
Images of Mock strawberry
Quickly Identify Mock strawberry
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Yellow solitary flowers with 5 obovate petals and 5 green sepals, blooming late spring to early summer.
2
Bright red drupes with bumpy texture, lacking juiciness, and distinct from strawberries.
3
Trailing growth with runners rooting at nodes, fostering lateral spread in disturbed soils.
4
Compound leaves with trifoliate pattern, toothed margins, and new plantlets at leaf tip ends.
5
Stems over 12 inches long, green to reddish-green, hairiness, and flat growth habit.
Scientific Classification of Mock strawberry
Phylum
Vascular plants
Class
Dicotyledons
Order
Rosales
Family
Rose
Genus
Cinquefoils
Species
Mock strawberry
