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Duchesnea indica
Yellow-flowered Strawberry
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0116 2175 (2016-01-14)Copyright © 2016 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Sep 5, 2014
latitude 46.36043 longitude 13.70279
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Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soča and Trenta, near farm house Skokar, Trenta 2, right bank of river Soča, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: indijski jagodnjak - syn.: Fragaria indica Andrews - Habitat: semiruderal grassland near a cottage; flat, shallow, calcareous ground, overgrown colluvial terrain; mostly in shade; under a canopy of Juglans regia; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopy; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (1.960 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Duchesnea indica isn't a native plant of Slovenia. It was introduced relatively recently (about 20 years ago) and escaped from gardens. It is now spreading over the country by birds, which eat its fruits. It origins from south and southeast Asia and is considered a potentially invasive plant. The first occurrence in the upper Soča river region was observed in 2007 downstream of Bovec near Plužna village. This find is some 20 km upstream the Soča river and is, to my knowledge, the first in the Trenta valley. The plant's leaves and fruits are very similar to wild strawberry and confusions are easy Contrary, when it is in bloom, it is easy to distinguish it from wild strawberry since it blooms yellow. Its appealing fruits aren't poisonous but they are, at best, tasteless if not of slightly unpleasant taste. Although looking as tasteful wild strawberries - tasting it is a big disappointment. Ref.: (1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 480. (2) L. Pintar, A. Seliškar, Cvetje Slovenske Dežele - Florula Slovenica, Založba Narava d.o.o. (2015) (in Slovenian), p 119. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 174. (4) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), pcamera Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5
contributor's ID # Bot_832/2014_IMG6809 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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