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| Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) |
There are three species of strawberry growing here. One I bought as a ground cover for a cat's grave. All three produce berries, but one of these three is not edible. Of the edible ones, I once spent a day picking the tiny berries and made a jam with them. It was not as good as I expected, but I can see that in the old days it would have been great. Do you know which of these three does not produce edible berries?
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| Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) |
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| Woods Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) |
Update 08.22.2022: The answer is now in comments.
Hello on Sunday morning! Thanks for stopping by. I've visited Vermont and wonder if there is flat land for bike paths anyways, lol. I have the yellow flowering strawberries growing all over the yard and the berries are tasteless. But the squirrels and chipmunks eat them. Lynn and Precious
ReplyDeleteLovely strawberry photography ~ Think the 2nd photo one is not edible ~??? ~ Xo
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I know that Indian Strawberry is less palatable than other strawberries, but as far as I know it is edible. However, I do not know which of the three you mention is deemed inedible so I would just be guessing.
ReplyDeleteSweet Sunday post! Wishing you a blessed week
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are beautiful, and i have no idea which ones are edible and which aren't. Wilderness survival is not in my skill set.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thank you all for participating in the quiz. The last one, the white flower, is edible. From Wikipedia: "Fragaria virginiana, known as Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, common strawberry, or mountain strawberry, is a North American strawberry that grows across much of the United States and southern Canada.[1][2] It is one of the two species of wild strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern domesticated garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa).[3]"
ReplyDeleteThe Indian Strawberry: "The fresh berries are edible but considered less palatable than proper strawberries."
ReplyDeleteSo it is the first one, the barren strawberry, But it is native and "It is listed endangered in Connecticut,[6] Illinois, and Maine, as threatened in New Hampshire, as a special concern in Massachusetts, and as rare in Indiana.[7]"
From the Ann Arbor News: "It’s not a bad flavor, it’s really no flavor. You won’t die, as it’s not poisonous, but it’s kind of like eating wood."
I've never seen a strawberry plant with yellow flowers before.
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