Duchesnea indica (Rosaceae) Evergreen perennial

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Duchesnea indica
Evergreen perennial
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The Duchesnea indica plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas. An occasional garden escape in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Rosaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as D. fragarioides. Fragaria indica.

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Latin Name:  Duchesnea indica
Family:  Rosaceae
Author:  (Andrews.)Focke.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.1   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Shady places in woods, grassy slopes, ravines in low mountains, all over Japan[58].

Edible Uses: Fruit - raw[105, 177]. Dry and insipid[17]. Certainly rather tasteless, but it is not dry[K]. A flavour somewhat like a water melon according to some people, but this is possibly the product of a strained imagination[K].The fruit contains about 3.4% sugar, 1.5% protein, 1.6% ash[194]. Vitamin C is 6.3mg per 100ml of juice[194]. The fruit is about 10mm in diameter with the appearence and texture of a strawberry but very little flavour[K]. A clump 2.5m² yields about 150g of fruit annually[194]. Leaves - cooked[179].

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