Strawberry
nothospecies of red medium-sized plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Do not confuse this with the strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) or the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
A strawberry is a short plant in the wild strawberry genus of the rose family. It is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria. The name is used for its very common sweet edible "fruit" and for flavors that taste like it.
Quick Facts Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa, Scientific classification ...
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa | |
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Strawberry fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Fragaria |
Species: | F. × ananassa |
Binomial name | |
Fragaria × ananassa | |
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The real fruit of the plant are the tiny "seeds" around the "fruit". The fruit is actually a sweet swelling of the plant's stem around the real fruit, which people call the pips.
The plant grown today is a mix of two other species of wild strawberries. It was first grown in the 1750s.