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mock strawberry (Potentilla indica) observed in MD-423, Tracys Landing, MD, US

iNaturalist · 2026-04-04

A mock strawberry plant was spotted and confirmed in Tracys Landing, Maryland, adding a verified data point to the spread of this non-native ground cover across the eastern US.

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Observation achieved 'research-grade' status, meaning it was verified by multiple independent identifiers in the iNaturalist community

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Location is MD-423, Tracys Landing, MD — a rural area in Anne Arundel County near the western Chesapeake Bay shoreline

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Species confirmed as Potentilla indica (mock strawberry), a non-native Asian plant naturalized across much of the eastern United States