Alpine Strawberry at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Potentilla vesca | 7 Jul 2016 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 24 Jun 2016 | Mike |
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Looks like strawberry. Potentilla sp.
5 comments
BettyDonWood
wrote:
25 Jun 2016
If it is Potentilla, the only species with three leaflets is Potentilla indica. It might be Fragaria (strawberry), but that does not appear to have been naturalised in either NSW or Victoria.
Mike
wrote:
25 Jun 2016
I was thinking Potentilla (Fragaria) vesca which is low growing. Described in Richardson et. al. Weeds of the South-East. Also Mapperley in Telopea 9(4): 2002 "14. Fragaria vesca L. = Potentilla vesca (L.) Scop.
Notes: Cultivars of this are the ‘alpine’ strawberries of patisserie. Diploid. Cultivated
in Australia (material apparently brought with the First Fleet, 1788), this North
Temperate species is naturalized in New Zealand."
I will have to see if I can catch it in flower: yellow for P. indica and white for P. vesca.
Notes: Cultivars of this are the ‘alpine’ strawberries of patisserie. Diploid. Cultivated
in Australia (material apparently brought with the First Fleet, 1788), this North
Temperate species is naturalized in New Zealand."
I will have to see if I can catch it in flower: yellow for P. indica and white for P. vesca.
Mike
wrote:
26 Jun 2016
I have found a key in A.R. Bean, Muelleria 33: 75–83
4 Epicalyx segments 3–5-lobed; petals yellow; hairs on lower leaf surface confined to veins .................................. *Potentilla indica
4: Epicalyx segments entire; petals white; hairs distributed all over lower leaf surface .................................................................................. 5
5 Achenes 1.2–1.3 mm long; petals 5–8 mm long; inflorescence branched only near apex ......................................... *Fragaria vesca
The leaves have hairs on the underside, similar to the edible strawberry in my garden.
The article also seems to put the name back to Fragaria.
4 Epicalyx segments 3–5-lobed; petals yellow; hairs on lower leaf surface confined to veins .................................. *Potentilla indica
4: Epicalyx segments entire; petals white; hairs distributed all over lower leaf surface .................................................................................. 5
5 Achenes 1.2–1.3 mm long; petals 5–8 mm long; inflorescence branched only near apex ......................................... *Fragaria vesca
The leaves have hairs on the underside, similar to the edible strawberry in my garden.
The article also seems to put the name back to Fragaria.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
26 Jun 2016
I checked in APNI. The tick for Potentilla vesca still holds. They cite the reference you mention. The Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) has either decided not to go with AR Bean's work or they have not yet got round to discussing it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118712-35.372820
- Altitude 716.7m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Jun 2016 12:49 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs Mike
Species information
- Potentilla vesca Scientific name
- Alpine Strawberry Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 747.23m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Fragaria vesca
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