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The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) [1] is a widely grown hybrid cultivated worldwide for its fruit.The genus Fragaria, the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae.
The genus name Fragaria derives from fragum ("strawberry") and -aria, a suffix used to create feminine nouns and plant names. The Latin name is thought in turn to derive from a Proto-Indo-European language root meaning "berry", either *dʰreh₂ǵ-or *sróh₂gs. [4] The genus name is sometimes mistakenly derived from fragro ("to be fragrant ...
Fragaria vesca, commonly called the wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian strawberry or European strawberry, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits.
Strawberry plants with label indicating the cultivar ('Sequoia') The following is a partial list of strawberry cultivars. Strawberries come in a wide assortment of commercially available cultivars (cultivated varieties). Differences between cultivars may include the date the fruit ripens, disease resistance, freezing quality, firmness, berry ...
The strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit . The fruit (which is not a botanical berry , but an aggregate accessory fruit ) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness.
According to the International Plant Names Index the name, Fragaria virginiana Duchesne, published by Antoine Nicolas Duchesne in 1766, [11] is an invalid name. [9] However, other authorities consider the valid name to be Fragaria virginiana Duchesne. [12] [13]
The plant's natural range is the Pacific Ocean coasts of North and South America, and also Hawaii, where it grows mostly on sand beaches above the tidal zone in temperate to warm-temperate regions. Migratory birds are thought to have dispersed F. chiloensis from the Pacific coast of North America to the mountains of Hawaii, Chile, and Argentina ...
Arbutus unedo, commonly known as strawberry tree, also called madrone, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruits, the arbutus berry, which bear some resemblance to the strawberry, hence the common name strawberry tree.