[MAIPC] Potentilla indica
Marc Imlay
ialm at erols.com
Mon May 10 19:10:22 PDT 2021
Mock Strawberry, Duchesnia indica
At Ruth B. Swann Park in Charles County I notice that about ½ pass on after
flower and before seed by late July. Attached is a photo I took today while
removing it in the forest in Swann Park while also removing Japanese
honeysuckle, wineberry, and Asiatic bittersweet. Is this a plaque and a
potential bio-control?
Marc Imlay
Indian strawberry does not taste good
Indian strawberry, Duchesnea indica
Duchesnea indica with flower fruit and leaves
Indian strawberry, Duchesnea indica, is in the Rose family, Rosaceae, and
was introduced from India as a medicinal and an ornamental plant. It does
not taste good and I remind my volunteers of that before they try to eat it.
Indian Strawberry (Mock Strawberry) A weedy, ground-hugging plant that roots
from runners. Flowers solitary, arising from leafy joints along the stems,
with 5 leafy bracts at the base of the flower that are toothed and larger
than the sepals. Petals 5, yellow. Blooms April-June. Leaves compound with 3
parts; leaflets coarsely toothed,
nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/...
Indian strawberry is a serious invader of narrow edge habitat along trails
in the forest. I have successfully removed it in the parks where I manage
non-native invasive species. I am so glad I did because the native plants
come back as a result. A few dense patches were sprayed but mechanical
removal worked very well. Volunteers dig slightly into the ground and it
easily comes out by the roots. The edge habitat is very important because
that is the primary habitat for many native plants. Outside the forest it is
a fast-spreading evergreen groundcover in shady areas and sunny, moist
areas.
Photo credits:
Field photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by
J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in
cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
<https://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1120078#collapseseven>
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
Authors:
Marc Imlay, PhD,
Natural Places Committee chair, Sierra Club, Maryland Chapter
Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group
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