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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 ...
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 .
Strawberries were eaten fresh with cream in the time of Thomas Wolsey in the court of King Henry VIII. [61] Strawberries can be frozen or made into jam or preserves, [62] as well as dried and used in prepared foods, such as cereal bars. [63] In the United Kingdom, strawberries and cream is a popular dessert at the Wimbledon tennis tournament. [61]
Fragaria chiloensis, the beach strawberry, Chilean strawberry, or coastal strawberry, is one of two species of wild strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern garden strawberry (F. × ananassa). It is native to the Pacific Ocean coasts of North and South America.
Almost everything, especially beans, strawberry, [6] [18] cucurbits (cucumber, squash [6]), fruit trees, [8] tomatoes [6] and cabbage: Predatory insects, honeybees: Many pests, tomato worm [6] Predict a square metre for its adult size. Borage is a good companion for a wide variety of plants. [18] Caraway: Carum carvi: Strawberries [18 ...
Fragaria iinumae is a species of strawberry native to Japan and eastern Russia. [1] [2] [3] In Japan it was first discovered on Mount Nōgōhaku (能郷白山, Nōgōhaku-san) and the name Nōgō Fragaria (ノウゴウイチゴ・能郷苺, Nōgō Ichigo) was given. [4] [5] All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes.
Waldsteinia fragarioides (syn. Dalibarda fragarioides Michx. and Geum fragarioides, [1] also called Appalachian barren strawberry, [2] or just barren strawberry, is a low, spreading plant with showy yellow flowers that appear in early spring. This plant is often used as an underplanting in perennial gardens.
Common names include strawberry bush, American strawberry bush, bursting-heart, hearts-a-bustin, and hearts-bustin'-with-love. [2] It is native to the eastern United States, its distribution extending as far west as Texas. [3] It has also been recorded in Ontario. [4] This is a deciduous shrub growing up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall. The ...