Duchesnea indica
Indian Strawberry
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Rosales Family Rosaceae – Rose family Genus Duchesnea Sm. – duchesnea Species Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke – Indian strawberry |
False Strawberry
Mock Strawberry duchesnea = Duchesne, 18th century botanist indica = "of or from India" |
Native to southern Asia
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Genus name honors Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, 1747 - 1827, French botanist with an interest in strawberries, noted for observation of variation within species and demonstrating that species were not immutable
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Plant
Foliage
Leaves
- Alternate
- Palmate leaflets in 3s
- Long stalk