Mock Strawberry
Location: Main Campus, lawn N of Robinson Center
Approximate blooming period: late spring - summer
Indian or Mock strawberry, Potentilla indica (formerly Duchesnea indica)
Origin: Eastern and Southern Asia
Habitat: Hardy to USDA Zone 6
Height and Form: herbaceous creeping vine
Foliage and Bark: leaves grow in groups of three
Flowers, Fruit and Seeds: small, yellow five-petaled flowers that turn into little red fruits with seeds, resembling strawberries
Culture: Open woods, prairies, fields, lawns
Cultivars/Varieties: grows wild
