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Garden Strawberry Overview

The garden strawberry is a hybrid species of the genus Fragaria that is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. It was first bred in France in the 1750s from two wild strawberry species. While commonly considered a berry, it is actually an aggregate accessory fruit derived from the receptacle that holds the flower ovaries.

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Garden Strawberry Overview

The garden strawberry is a hybrid species of the genus Fragaria that is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. It was first bred in France in the 1750s from two wild strawberry species. While commonly considered a berry, it is actually an aggregate accessory fruit derived from the receptacle that holds the flower ovaries.

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For other species of strawberry, see Fragaria. For other uses, see Strawberry (disambiguation).

Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa

Strawberry fruit

Halved strawberry

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

Duchesne

The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa)[1] is a widely grown hybrid
species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide
for their fruit. The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture,
and sweetness. It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in such prepared foods as jam,
juice, pies, ice cream, milkshakes, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry flavorings and aromas are
also widely used in products such as candy, soap, lip gloss, perfume, and many others.
The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria
virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile
by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.[2] Cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa have replaced, in
commercial production, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), which was the first strawberry
species cultivated in the early 17th century.[3]
From a botanical point of view, the strawberry is not a berry but an aggregate accessory fruit,
meaning that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries but from the receptacle that holds
the ovaries.[4] Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit is actually one of the ovaries
of the flower, with a seed inside it.[4]
In 2019, world production of strawberries was nine million tons, led by China with 40% of the total.

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