*Potentilla indica (Andrews) T. Wolf. Snakeberry, Mock Strawberry, Indian Strawberry. Phen: Feb-frost. Hab: Disturbed areas, lawns, gardens, weedy clearings. Dist: Native of Asia.
ID notes: The strawberry-like fruit is not sweet; it can also be distinguished from Fragaria by its whitish interior flesh. The leaves are more coarsely and crenately toothed than Fragaria
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Other Comments: .
Synonymy ⓘ: = K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Va; = Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke – Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K1, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV; = Fragaria indica Andrews; > Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke var. indica – FNA9
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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