Foraging berries, mock strawberries—also referred to as "false"— strawberries are Your backyard might have a faux strawberry plant, so they are sometimes referred to as backyard strawberries.
Their slender, acorn forms and brilliant scarlet body reflect those of wild strawberries. If you neglect close inspection, you might not be able to distinguish.
While wild strawberries have white or somewhat pink blossoms, mock strawberries have yellow ones.
Wild strawberries grow down; mock strawberries grow upward. Among the leaves, they could be tough to find.
While wild strawberries have a virtually smooth surface and seeds that provide a minimal degree of roughness, mock strawberries have a lumpy feel. Among the most clear indicators is this one.
Mock strawberries taste rather like nothing. They seem to have no taste at all, are watery and plain. Conversely, wild strawberries taste just the strawberry we know and like.
Mock strawberries are edible and safe even if they are absolutely tasteless. Should you have an imitation strawberry plant in your backyard, that weed is benign.
If anything, the berries are adorable reminders of how full of fascinating flora nature is. Are white strawberries something you know about?