jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice shooting there, Mike--enjoyed!

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Indeed. Potentilla indica "Indian strawberry" or "Mock strawberry" is not a strawberry at all, though it is in the same family - Rosaceae, the rose family. It is from Asia, but it is has been introduced and is spreading in lawns and gardens in North America.

There are about 20 species of true strawberries, most of them Asian, with 3 species native to North America. The one in my images is Wild strawberry - Fragaria virginiana. It is the most common and widespread species in the US. There is another species that is apparently native across the northern hemisphere, i]Fragaria vesca[/i], Woodland strawberry.

Commercial strawberries are hybrids, from crossing Fragaria virginiana and F. chiloensis, the Chilean strawberry. They are propagated vegetatively and there are quite a few cultivars.

Horseart Loc: Alabama

Beautiful!!! There's more than one kind...some are tasteless and some are really good!

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Typically the more sun a fruit gets and the longer it hangs on the plant the sweeter it will be. Fruit grown in the North benefits from longer hours of daylight in the summer. That gives fruit more color as well. Plants generate anthocyanins to protect plant tissue from damage from sunlight. The same phenomenon is why autumn colors on the trees are more intense in the North, especially the reds.

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Thanks, Jo. Flavor in fruit varies from plant to plant and season to season.

Boris77

and unusual.
Boris

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Thank you, Boris.

CCPhotoist Loc: Cape Cod

Very nice.