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01-10-2008, 03:44 PM
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| | | Wild? Indian Strawberries.
About a fortnight back, I found some strange plants that I'd never seen before. They were growing along the bottom of, and underneath, a hedgerow. (Didn't have a camera with me at the time so no pics.).
Each of these plants looked similar to wild strawberries, but the fruits were perched on top of bolt-upright stems about 150mm tall.
Each one looked like a perfectly spherical bright red lollypop, about 15-20mm diameter, but with lots of small raised hemispherical "nodules" all over the surface.
After some trawling around the net, i've now positively identified these as Indian Strawberries.
Has anyone else spotted these in the wild? or are they likely to be just a one-off garden escape thats managed to take hold? (I've never even seen them in a garden before).
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01-10-2008, 03:54 PM
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| | | Re: Wild? Indian Strawberries.
I havn't. It has bright yellow flowers as opposed to wild strawberry. I believe it has naturalised in the US and is classed as invasive. I have not heard of a problem here.
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01-10-2008, 03:57 PM
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| | | Re: Wild? Indian Strawberries.
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01-10-2008, 04:16 PM
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| | | Re: Wild? Indian Strawberries.
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  | Thanks Jason.
I've just had a look at this site. It seems to indicate that Duchesnea indica (in Lancashire) is only recorded in one 10Km. square which is in west Lancashire. (From a refined map search, it appears to be approximately in the Kirkby Lonsdale area.
My find was near Worston, just south of Clitheroe. I wonder if the plant is spreading?
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Last edited by Lancashire Lad; 01-10-2008 at 04:18 PM.
Reason: to correct location details.
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01-10-2008, 04:22 PM
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| | | Re: Wild? Indian Strawberries.
It may be that it's spreading, or that it just hasn't been noted there before by Lancashire's recorders. Contact your local wildlife trust who may be able to help you if it is new there. |
01-10-2008, 05:24 PM
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| | | Re: Wild? Indian Strawberries.
It is quite common plant around the area I live in and is often a garden weed. I have spent 9 years unsuccessfully trying to eradicate it from my own garden. | | |
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