Indian Strawberry

The Indian Strawberry [Duchesnea indica] photos were taken at 106 Troy Hill Circle and Fletcher Park on 21 April 2013. Wildflowers of the Carolinas, pages 336-337, states that its a member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family and forms a low trailing vine, yielding a strawberry-shaped fruit that turns red when its ripe. It is not related to the Wild Strawberry. The photo of the berry was taken at the Rudnick Nature Trail on 12 May 2013.

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Indian Strawberry - 21 Apr 2013

Indian Strawberry – 21 Apr 2013 – Fletcher Park
Indian Strawberry at Troy Hill, 21 April 2013

Indian Strawberry at Troy Hill, 21 April 2013

Indian Strawberry - Found at Rudnick Nature Trail - 12 May 2013

Indian Strawberry – Found at Rudnick Nature Trail – 12 May 2013