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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Whether to place this in Geum or Waldsteinia is still being debated; stay tuned! Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Geum fragarioides
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Waldsteinia fragarioides ssp. fragarioides
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-03-001:
Waldsteinia fragarioides
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Waldsteinia fragarioides var. fragarioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Waldsteinia fragarioides
COMMON NAME:
Northern Barren Strawberry
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Kevin Caldwell kev_g_fragarioides1
April Catawba County NC
Petals 4-10mm (longer than the sepals), and the spread flower ~ 3/4" across, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Kevin Caldwell kev_g_fragarioides2
April Catawba County NC
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Kevin Caldwell kev_g_fragarioides3
April Catawba County NC
Lvs 3-parted, cut to the base; leaflets wedge-shaped, toothed or scalloped, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Kevin Caldwell kev_g_fragarioides4
April Catawba County NC
Leaflet margins often incised, and leaflets quite shiny, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.