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Another 'what is this '
Seems to be a year of unusual things.
This is a strawberry plant which has produced these
The variety is Pegasus. Planted last year and fine. It does have a lot of tiny white fly infestation sort of thing.
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it’s called fasciation it can occur in many plants I had it on a raspberry plant a while ago
From Google:
Fasciation in strawberries is a natural, non-harmful mutation causing flattened, widened, and sometimes fan-shaped or "cockscomb" berry . It occurs when the plant's Growing tip (meristem) goes awry due to cold damage, hormonal imbalances, or physical damage, fusing multiple flowers into one. These unique berries are completely safe to
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That was good DG. And excellent information. Thank you.
I tried plantnet and it was rubbish.
It does look like a little strawberry is growing out of the top. Wonder how it got damaged? They were all resting on the grass edge.
Did your raspberries come alright on that cane after the weird one? And did you eat them?
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Ha, I tried Chat AI, said it was an eclipsed moon, phhtttt, my Erse!
Damage may have been the cold weather we've had, touch of frost perhaps?
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No frost here.
It's been 27c in the back and low of 5c.
They are rather creepy looking. I have heard of strawberries growing their seeds outside of the fruit but can't remember where.
Back to the books then 😉
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Any damage causing the fasciation would have occurred a long time ago, when the cells producing these parts of these parts of the plant were first developing/dividing…
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