Potentilla sterilis (L.) Garcke
(Barren Strawberry)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPotentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry)
GenusPotentilla (cinquefoils)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) :
1: Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry)
1 Apr 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flower - close-up (2)Image 3: Flower - close-up (3)Image 4: Flowers - close-upImage 5: Plant
2: Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry)
27 Apr 1986 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Plant, with infection of Phragmidium fragariae
Image 1: Plant - close-up
3: Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry)
11 Apr 1972 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flower and leaves - enlargedImage 2: Leaf and flower - enlargedImage 3: Leaves and flower - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Vegetative

Anon. Potentilla sterilis / Fragaria vesca, vegetative Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Potentilla sterilis (Barren Strawberry)
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