Strawberry

:This is an overview of all species of the strawberry plant; for the cultivars used in most commercial cultivation, see Garden Strawberry.

Related Topics:
Cultivar - Garden Strawberry

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The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants.

Related Topics:
Plant - Rosaceae - Fruit

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There are more than 20 Fragaria species worldwide. Key to the classification of strawberry species is recognizing that they vary in the number of chromosomes. There are seven basic types of chromosomes that they all have in common. However, they exhibit different polyploidy. Some species are diploid, having two sets of the seven chromosomes (14 chromosomes total). Others are tetraploid (four sets, 28 chromosomes total), hexaploid (six sets, 42 chromosomes total), octoploid (eight sets, 56 chromosomes total), or decaploid (ten sets, 70 chromosomes total).

Related Topics:
Chromosomes - Polyploidy

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As a rough rule (with exceptions), strawberry species with more chromosomes tend to be more robust and produce larger plants with larger berries (Darrow).

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;Diploid species

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• Fragaria daltoniana
• Fragaria iinumae
• Fragaria nilgerrensis
• Fragaria nipponica
• Fragaria nubicola
• Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
• Fragaria viridis
• Fragaria yezoensis

;Tetraploid species

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• Fragaria moupinensis
• Fragaria orientalis

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;Hexaploid species

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• Fragaria moschata (Musk Strawberry)

;Octoploid species and hybrids

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• Fragaria x ananassa (Garden Strawberry)
• Fragaria chiloensis (Beach Strawberry)
• Fragaria iturupensis (Iturup Strawberry)
• Fragaria virginiana (Virginia Strawberry)

;Decaploid species and hybrids

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• Fragaria × Potentilla hybrids
• Fragaria × vescana

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Numerous other species have been proposed. Some are now recognized as subspecies of one of the above species (see GRIN taxonomy database).

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The Mock Strawberry and Barren Strawberry, which both bear resemblance to Fragaria, are only distantly related species in the genus Potentilla.

Related Topics:
Mock Strawberry - Barren Strawberry - Potentilla

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