Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Indian Strawberry |
| Scientific Name | Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke. |
| Family Name | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | moist waste places and open woods |
| Plant Height: | pubescent, trailing stem to 7-8 cm long |
| Flower Color: | yellow |
| Flower: | 5 petals, leafy bracts extend beyond petals and sepals; numerous stamens; short hypanthium |
| Inflorescence: | single flower borne in leaf axis |
| Fruit: | aggregate, red fruit resembles strawberry but tasteless |
| Leaves: | alternate; leaflets in 3s with long stalk and stipules |
| Bloom Time: | April-July |
| Origins: | non-native |
| Other: | naturalized from India, genus name honors Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, 17th-century botanist; may be confused with Potentilla simplex (common cinquefoil) which has 5 leaflets |
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| general plant habit | close up of leaves/flower | fruit |
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