Barren Strawberry |
Potentilla sterilis |
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Carl Farmer |
Common in woods and on grassy banks. Flower diameter c 10-15 mm ID: Flowers like Wild Strawberry but with gaps between the petals. Leaflets with only about 5-7 teeth each side. Hairs on the leaf underside not appressed to the leaf as in Wild Strawberry. Other features: Like all Potentilla sp, has epicalyx outside the calyx proper. Fruit looks nothing like a strawberry. One of the earliest plants to flower. Flowers 1-3 together on long stalk. |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer After flowering |