ID is uncertain 
Geum fragarioides (Michx.) Smedmark
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Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. Barren strawberry
Barren strawberries are North American natives, named for their apparent lack of fruit. (They do in fact fruit, but the seeds are inconspicuous and dry.) They are not strawberries at all, though they are related. The genus Waldsteinia is named for the German botanist Francis Adams, the Count of Waldstein-Wartenburg. The species, fragarioides, means strawberry-like, for the close resemblance of the foliage. Identification: Barren strawberries are 3-8″ (7.6-20 cm) tall. Leaves are 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. Flowers are yellow, on a leafless stalk, with five rounded petals, about ¼″ (8.3 mm) around, in clusters. Barren strawberries most closely resemble mock strawberries, since they both have yellow flowers. Here are a few strawberries and strawberry relatives: |
4/8/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)
9/24/2010 · Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) |
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| You are here Waldsteinia fragarioides |
Duchesnea indica |
Fragaria ‘Red Ruby’ |
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| Plant | 3-8″ (7.6-20 cm) high | Plants are 2-5″ (5-12 cm) high. | About 5″ (12 cm) high and 1-2′ (30-60 cm) around. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flowers | Yellow, on a leafless stalk, with five petals, ¼-¾″ (8.4-19 mm) around, blooms April-May. | Flowers are yellow, with five petals, about ½-¾″ (1.3-1.9 cm) in diameter. They flower from April to August. | Deep pink, about ¼-¾″ (8.3-19 mm) in diameter, with five petals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leaves | Near the base of the plant, three-lobed, with rounded teeth and shallow lobes. Each leaflet is narrow at the base, widening to rounded ends. | 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. | Dark green, in groups of three, glossy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fruit | Dry, inconspicuous seeds. | 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. | Occasionally produces fruit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Habitats | Pine forests, clearings | Sun to light shade; well-drained soil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fragaria vesca
Fragaria virginiana
Online References:
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm) 
Waldsteinia fragarioides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Sep 2020.
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9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) 
8/16/2020 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
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