Order: Rosales
Rosaceae
- Native to the east
- Found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere
- Includes 90 genera, 3000 species
- DNA analysis supports monophyly
- Many important temperate fruit species- apple, almond, apricot, cherry, peach, plum, pear, blackberry, and strawberry
- Shrub
- Rosa multiflora is an invasive species
False Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) vs. Real Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
Duchesnea indica
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Fragaria virginiana
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- Yellow flower
- Fruits smaller than regular strawberries
- Red around rim of the leaves
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Likenesses
- False Fruits
- Small 5 petal flowers, rounded petaks
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Field Trip 3
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Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry)
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Rosa multiflora (Rambler Rose)
Field Trip 4
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Rubus pensilvanicus (Wild Blackberry)
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Rubus phoenicolasius (Japanese Wineberry)
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Rosa multiflora (Rambler Rose)
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Prunus seratona (Wild Black Cherrry)
Field Trip 7
1. False/Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea indica)
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