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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry They fooled me once. I picked and ate one, noticed it didn't taste
by zipwitch 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry
They fooled me once. I picked and ate one, noticed it didn't taste right almost immediately. Once you look more closely, the fruit is quite obviously different in shape and texture, but the leaves are near-perfect and the fruit is the right color.
It certainly gave me a quick and fortunately danger-free reminder that there's a world of difference between "hey that looks like..." and "yes, after careful examination, this is...".
- girvo 7y agoDid it taste any good on its own behalf? What a neat plant!
- liability 7y agoI used to hunt for these for fun when I was a kid. They taste plantish, nothing like real strawberries. But when you're bored and locked outside to keep you away from screens, they're fun to pick.
- egdod 7y agoThat’s crazy. Maybe strawberries aren’t as easy to identify as I thought.