Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Teschem.

Mock strawberry, Indian strawberry

Somewhat similar species

	You are here Duchesnea indica	Waldsteinia fragarioides	Fragaria vesca
Common Name	mock strawberry	barren strawberry	alpine strawberry
Plant	Plants are 2–5″ (5–12 cm) high.	Mat-forming, 3–8″ (7.6–20 cm) tall, producing dense colonies.	Plants are low-growing, typically 3–6″ (7.6–15 cm) tall.
Leaves	Leaves are in groups of three, dark green, heavily veined beneath, with rounded teeth. They are oval to elliptic, ¾–3″ (1.9–7.6 cm) × ¼–1½″ (8.5–38 mm), and hairy.	Near the base of the plant, and three-lobed, like strawberries, with rounded teeth and shallow lobes. Each leaflet is narrow at the base, widening to rounded ends.	Leaves occur in groups of three; each leaflet is ½–2½″ (1.5–6.3 cm) long.
Flowers	Flowers are yellow, with five petals, about ½–¾″ (1.3–1.9 cm) in diameter. They flower from April to August.	Yellow, on a leafless stalk, with five rounded petals, about ¼″ (8.3 mm) around, in clusters.	Flowers are white, about ½″ (1.5 cm) across.
Fruit	Red berries are ¼–½″ (6.3–12 mm) in diameter, more spherical than strawberry-like in shape. The seedlike achenes on the berry are prominently raised, making the fruit resemble a tiny land mine.	Seed heads made up of 2-6 dry achenes (seeds).	Up to ⅜″ (1 cm) across. Red or white in color.
Range/ Zones		USDA Zones: 4-7
Habitats		Pine forests, clearings

	Fragaria virginiana
Common Name	common strawberry
Plant	2–4″ (5–10 cm) high.
Leaves	Leaf stalks up to 6″ (15 cm) long bear groups of three leaves. Each leaf is oval in shape, with a serrated edge, about ¾–1½″ (1.9–3.8 cm) long.
Flowers	White flowers with yellow centers, about ½″ (1.3 cm) around. Flowers remain at the level of the leaves.
Fruit	Berries are red, about ½″ (1.3 cm) in diameter. Seeds are embedded in the berry. Sepals point outward.
Range/ Zones	USDA Zones: 5-9
Habitats	Fields, prairies, woodland edges

Duchesnea indica description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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