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Species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Potentilla indica, known commonly as mock strawberry,[2] Indian-strawberry,[3] snake berry[4] or false strawberry,[5] often referred to as a backyard strawberry, mainly in North America, is a flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[1][6] 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.[1][6][7][2] It is considered invasive in some regions of the United States[8][9][10] and Canada.[11]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Potentilla |
| Species: | P. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Potentilla indica | |
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Many sources consider this plant part of the genus Potentilla[1][12][3][6][13][14][15][16] due to evidence from chloroplast genetic sequence data that the genus Duchesnea is included within Potentilla,[17] though some still list it as Duchesnea indica.[18]
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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.[19][20]
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The fresh berries are edible but considered less palatable than proper strawberries.[21][22]
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