Is this strawberry plant real? (media.tenor.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Lojcs@lemm.ee to c/plantid@mander.xyz

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I keep seeing this video and every time I'm uncertain. I'm pretty sure that's not how normal strawberry plants look, and the fact that all of the berries are ripe at the same time is suspicious. On the other hand they look naturally connected to the plant and not stabbed into branches..

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

The name says it all: straw berry

Farmers/gardeners would lay straw down so the berries have something to rest in other than the ground. Keeps them (and the rest of the plant) from rotting.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

In German, they’re “erdbeeren” — which translates to earthberries. (earth/dirt/ground)

[-] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I always was told it was because the berries grow at the end of a stiff little stalk, like a piece of straw.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

Thanks for this fun fact! I've always wondered why strawberries had such a name

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago

I don't know why you're being downvoted

[-] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

This place is fickle

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