10 September 2009.
Hokkaidô, Japan
Locality: Tomakomi Research Forest of Hokkaido University
Coordinates: 42.7137, 141.5720
(Map it)
Elevation: 30m.
Georeference protocol: Research station
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Growing along middle strip of gravel road and at edge of woods where it was open with more sun exposure; associated with nettles, ferns, Geum, Sasa bamboo, Polygonum and Magnolia. obobata.
Comment: Looks like Fragaria, with mostly 3 leaflets, but the runners are not like those of strawberry. No flowers present, dry capsule fruit; leaf with serations too rhombic to be strawberry. Five plants.
Collector(s): - Hummer, Kim, USDA, ARS
- Iketani, Hiroyuki, Nat. Ag. and Bio-oriented Res. Organization (NARO)
- Imanishi, Hiroyuki, Akita Prefectural College of Agriculture
- Nathewet, Preda, Kagawa University
- Postman, Joseph, USDA-ARS