<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Binomial name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Th. Wolf </Td> </Tr> <P> Duchesnea indica (sometimes called Potentilla indica), known commonly by the names mock strawberry, Indian strawberry, or false strawberry, is a flowering plant in the family Rosaceae . It has foliage and an aggregate accessory fruit similar to that of a true strawberry . It has yellow flowers, unlike the white or slightly pink flowers of true strawberries . It is native to eastern and southern Asia, but has been introduced to many other areas as a medicinal and an ornamental plant . It has been naturalized in many regions, including parts of the United States . </P> <P> The leaves are trifoliate, roughly veined beneath, dark green, and often persisting through the winter, arising from short crowns . The plant spreads along creeping stolons, rooting and producing crowns at each node . The yellow flowers are produced in mid spring, then sporadically throughout the growing season . The aggregate accessory fruits are white or red, and entirely covered with red achenes, simple ovaries, each containing a single seed . They are edible, but they have little overall flavor . </P>

Plant looks like strawberry but has yellow flowers