Hi, I am writing from Sabah, Malaysia, I just discovered some wild strawberries while I went hiking at a high altitude / elevation 1300 meter above seas level and I was intrigued, may I ask how do I to plant more of these wild strawberries from the plant itself? Must ie from the seeds? sender Chu Wai Yien, waiyien.chu@gmail.com
You can propagate these from the running stolons that the plant will produce, or you can propagate them from seed.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-wild-strawberries.htm
This year I am experimenting with native ground covers in my flower garden, giving free range to clover and violets. So far I am pleased; doing much less weeding. I’m on the fence about the wild strawberries that pop up. If I let them range, will I be sorry?
That actually looks like what is known as the mock strawberry (Potentilla indica). The upright flowers and berries differ from those of the hanging wild strawberry. The blooms will be yellow instead of white, as well. They are edible, though don't have much of a taste at all. Wild strawberries already get invasive given the right conditions, but these will spread a little more rapidly. They aren't as nutritious as wild strawberries, and beneficial garden friends usually avoid pollinating them, in favor of the white flowers of a strawberry.
If this does have white flowers, and I'm misidentifying it, then feel free to keep it. Otherwise, I'd try to get rid of them in trade for actual wild strawberries.