Potentilla sterilis

Not to be confused with Waldsteinia fragarioides also called barren strawberry, or mock strawberry (Potentilla indica).

Potentilla sterilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Species:
P. sterilis
Binomial name
Potentilla sterilis
(L.) Garcke[1]
Synonyms[1]

P. fragariastrum Ehrh. ex Pers.

Potentilla sterilis, also called strawberryleaf cinquefoil[2] or barren strawberry, is a perennial herbaceous species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Europe.

  1. ^ a b Mabberley, D. J. (2002), "Potentilla and Fragaria (Rosaceae) reunited" (PDF), Telopea, 9 (4): 793–801, doi:10.7751/telopea20024018, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-02
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Potentilla sterilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 October 2015.