Duchesnea indica from Morni hills, Haryana

[Gurcharan Singh]

Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke, H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3):33. 1888

syn:  Fragaria indica Andrews; Potentilla indica (Andrews) Th. Wolf

Trailing herb common under forest shade and shaded slopes in Morni hills is characterized by strawberry-like leaves, yellow flowers and three-lobed bracts below the calyx; attractive red fruits resembling strawberry (for long plant was known as Fragaria indica) are, however, tasteless.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Ushadi micromini]

Fascinating.... never seen this, thanks, Usha di
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On Apr 24, 10:28 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke, H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat.
> Pflanzenfam. 3(3):33. 1888

> syn:  *Fragaria indica* Andrews; *Potentilla indica* (Andrews) Th. Wolf

>
> Trailing herb common under forest shade and shaded slopes in Morni hills
> is characterized by strawberry-like leaves, yellow flowers and three-lobed
> bracts below the calyx; attractive red fruits resembling strawberry (for
> long plant was known as Fragaria indica) are, however, tasteless.
>
> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired  Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
> Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>

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