Duchesnea indicat

Duchesnea indicates the (false or fake strawberry strawberry or strawberry fool), is a perennial herb of the family Rosaceae. It is a plant has naturalized in Italy, it prefers sunny areas just upstream from the floor (000-800 m). Had been taken during the nineteenth century as a botanical curiosity Botanical Garden in Turin from where it spread throughout.

Morphology

The plant is about 10-50 cm high, stolonifera and root file. The leaves consist of three segments petiolate, toothed margin.

The actinomorphic flowers are about 3 cm have an epical, calyx of 5 sepals, 5 yellow petals, numerous stamens and ovary semi-inferior.

The fruit that resembles a strawberry, subsferico is red, fleshy receptacle for the accretion and tasteless. It is not edible.

Habitat

It is found in mixed forests throughout Italy.



Source: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchesnea_indica

See Also: International Flower Delivery, Florist