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Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, Sú talún bréige
Photographs: Co. Cork

Barren Strawberry
Potentilla sterilis
Sú talún bréige
Family: Rosaceae

Flowering time: March-June. Perennial. Native.

White flowers with the sepals visible between widely separated petals. Sterile fruit is produced but does not ripen to red. Trifoliate greyish-green leaves, the leaflets oval, toothed and softly hairy. The stems can produce many non-rooting runners. Height 5-20cm.

Frequent throughout Ireland in woodland, hedgerows and on walls

Similar: Wild Strawberry, Fragaria vesca. Over-lapping petals, edible red fruit

Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, Sú talún bréige

Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, Sú talún bréige
Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, Sú talún bréige

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