As the name suggests the Barren Strawberry doesn’t bear strawberries. It belongs to a different genus of plants (Potentilla) to the true strawberries (Fragaria). However it does look a lot like a strawberry so here are some differences.
This next picture is a Wild Strawberry, note the yellow dome in the centre of the flower. (Clicking on this picture will take you to a page about Wild Strawberries)
This flower doesn’t fruit but in my opinion it makes up for that by being the most photogenic of all the “strawberries.”
The leaf is very similar to the Wild Strawberry with the exception of that terminal tooth. It is made up of three toothed leaflets, they are hairy and this gives them a matt look.
Species: Potentilla sterilis