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The strawberry is found in Italian, Flemish, and German art, and in English miniatures. [69] In medieval depictions, the strawberry often appears in the Virgin Mary 's garden, while in the Madonna of the Strawberries , she is seated on a strawberry bed and garlanded with strawberry leaves.
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.
Fragaria (/ f r ə ˈ ɡ ɛər i. ə /) [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the garden strawberry, a hybrid known as ...
All berries help to reduce the risk of cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease, [plus] improve skin health, immune function, gut health and overall nutrition.
The fruit of the wild strawberry is smaller than that of the garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). Botanically, the fruit is classified as an aggregate accessory fruit, but it is commonly called a berry. [5] [1] Strawberries reproduce both sexually by seed, and asexually by runners .
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.
Scientists found that nearly 30% of strawberries had residues of more than 10 pesticides, with the "dirtiest" linked to 21 different pesticides.
A study on strawberries found that when older adults, ages 60 to 75, were given the equivalent of 2 cups of strawberries daily for 90 days, they showed improvement in memory and learning tests.