Potentilla sterilis
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Not to be confused with Waldsteinia fragarioides also called Barren strawberry, or Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica).
| Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Potentilla |
| Species: | P. sterilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Potentilla sterilis (L.) Garcke[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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P. fragariastrum Ehrh. ex Pers. | |
Leaves resemble those of strawberries
Potentilla sterilis, also called Barren strawberry, is a species native to Europe.
The plant looks rather like wild woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), or a cultivated strawberry, but is a smaller plant, with smaller flowers, and it doesn't form fleshy fruit. After the petals have fallen from a flower no obvious fruit forms. The petals are usually well separated from one another, not overlapping.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mabberley, D. J. (2002), "Potentilla and Fragaria (Rosaceae) reunited", Telopea 9: 793–801
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