Low growing, little yellow flowers that turn into teensy little strawberries. They're everywhere around here in the spring. Are they strawberries? I've looked but haven't found an ID for them yet. Does anyone know what they are? I'm in Beaumont, either zone 9a or 8b depending on whom you ask.
Novice wildflower question
Can you provide a photo? There are so many yellow-flowered wildflowers.
Maybe someone from around your area can help you, I have never seen then around here, but I am sure, if you take a picture it would help a lot.
Could it be dew berries?
Dewberries produce white flowers and the fruit is more like a small blackberry.
Does it look like this? If so it is false strawberry (Indian strawberry, Indian mock strawberry) - Duchesnea indica. It is a naturalized Texas native. The fruits are quite bland and dry. The wild strawberry with the white blooms has very sweet fruit.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DUIN&photoID=duin_1h.jpg
http://images.google.com/images?q=Duchesnea+indica&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/ducin.htm
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2018/index.html
Wow! Hazel, you sure know how to find them, how do you do it?
You must know some secret about research, or have the patience of a saint or both.
I saw some of those at my granddaughter's yard when we went to visit them in Tulsa, but they didn't know what they were, they sure look like strawberrys but I know that syrawberrys have white flowers, not yellow.
Thank you again.
Josephine.
frostweed, the other day, I just happened to see these in a search for another plant.
Thanks, htop! I'd surfed for them, but you found them. That's exactly what they are. I was always tempted to try them as a kid but never did; now I know that if my granddaughter eats them, she won't keel over, at least!
I really appreciate the info.
brigidlily, you are quite welcome. I am glad to know that you weon't have to worry about your grandaughter eating them.