The sepals cannot be seen between the wide petals, the leaves are glossy and the last tooth is clearly beyond the two on either side.
Fragaria vesca NS6156 6July2013 PW
The seeds are more on the surface of the ripe fruit, rather then sucken into the flesh.
Fragaria vesca NS8549 23Jun20 DG
Fragaria vesca NS5963 16June2020 PW
The leaves are shiny.
Fragaria vesca NS6156 6July2013 PW
Showing clearly the differences between the leaves.
Barren - The terminal tooth of the leaflet is shorter than those on either side and the leaf is dull.
Strawberry - clearly longer final tooth and the leaves are glossy.
Fragaria vesca NS6156 6July2013 PW
This shows the crucial features:
- The sepals are visible between the petals,
- the leaves are dull, and
- the final tooth is shorter than the two on either side.
Potentilla sterilis NT0127 14Jun2016 PW
Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry. This can be differentiated from the Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry by:
- The sepals are visible between the petals,
- the leaves are dull, and
- the final tooth is shorter than the two on either side.
Fragaria ananassa Garden Strawberry is larger than the wild strawberry with many more stolons. It also has a more rounded or obtuse base to the leaf, rather than the acute base of F. vesca. The sepals are oppressed more than in F. vesca. and the fruit is more than 15mm across. The seeds are sunken into the ripe fruit, whereas in F. vesca they are above the surface of the ripe fruit.
Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry - this is included here from the Potentilla page, just for comparison.