| Author | Yonek and H. Ohashi | |
| Distribution | First discovered in NC by Sarah Oberlin in Greenville, Pitt County, 21 December 2024. A specimen has been deposited at UNC-Chapel Hill herbarium and at the Smithsonian (US). This species is not included in FNA or BONAP, so it appears to be rare but scattered widely in North America. Oberlin wrote an article in Phytoneuron Journal (2025-02) about its occurrences in NC and the U.S.
Native to eastern Asia, including Korea, Japan, and Indonesia. In N.A. first specimens documented in 1995 in TX and 2006 in LA; verified iNat records from 16 states, 2007-2024 (Oberlin 2025).
Native to Japan and southeast Asia; apparently poorly known in North America. | |
| Abundance | A single population known in NC. | |
| Habitat | Greenville, unmarked trail leading to water/sewer line, 0.2 mile N of jct. Evans Street and Clifton Street. | |
| Phenology | Fruiting on 2 December. | |
| Identification | Plants sprawl on ground, with creeping stolons that root weakly at nodes. In the field it looks like a smaller version of Indian Strawberry, P. indica. Leaflets are 1.0-2.5 cm long, with margins acutely serrate (vs. 2.0-3.5 cm long and obtusely serrate). Fruits are dull red with a matte finish (vs. bright red and shiny). Petals in both species are yellow. | |
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| Other Common Name(s) | Lesser Indian-strawberry | |
| State Rank | SE | |
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