Potentilla indica
Mock Strawberry
Indian Strawberry
Synonym(s): Duchesnea indica
Not native to Florida
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This low-growing herb is rare in disturbed sites from the I-4 corridor northward. Native to Asia.
Mock strawberry plants look very similar to cinquefoil, except that Potentilla indica has tri-foliate leaves and P. simplex has palmate leaves with five lobes.
Potentilla indica is a member of the Rosaceae - Rose family.
Other species of the Potentilla genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Potentilla simplex - COMMON CINQUEFOIL
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 17, 2021