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PLANTS

False strawberry

Potentilla indica

Plants
HerbPerennialmai to août
False strawberry, photo 1 of 5
False strawberry, In flower
False strawberry, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in fields. Flowers from May to August.

There are 69 observations of False strawberry in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal26
  2. Montérégie25
  3. Laurentides8
  4. Lanaudière3
  5. Capitale-Nationale3
  6. Laval1
  7. Mauricie1
  8. Estrie1
  9. Outaouais1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière
Water’s edgepeupleloup
MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

Woodland strawberryFragaria vesca
TOXIC
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Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex
Norwegian cinquefoilPotentilla norvegica
Barren strawberryWaldsteinia fragarioides
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
Herb bennetGeum urbanum
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
TOXIC
Creeping buttercupRanunculus repens
Silver cinquefoilPotentilla argentea
TOXIC
Fig buttercupFicaria verna
English cinquefoilPotentilla anglica