There are several commercially important hybrids between '' Fragaria'' and ''

Comarum ''Comarum'' is a genus of plants formerly included with the genus '' Potentilla'' ("typical cinquefoils"). It contains one or two species: * ''Comarum palustre ''Comarum palustre'' ( syn. ''Potentilla palustris''), known by the common names pur ...

'' species in existence. A name for ''Fragaria'' × ''Comarum'' is available as × ''Comagaria'' Büscher & G.H. Loos in Veroff. ohumer Bot. Ver. 2(1): 6. 2010 along with the combination × ''Comagaria rosea'' (Mabb.) Büscher & G.H. Loos. The first-generation hybrids have been recorded as heptaploid, i.e. with seven sets of chromosomes; four sets of chromosomes came from their octoploid strawberry parent, and three from their hexaploid ''Comarum'' parent. D. J. Mabberley 2002. ''Potentilla'' and ''Fragaria'' (Rosaceae) reunited. ''Telopea'' 9(4): 793-801

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Commercial cultivars

All commercial cultivars resemble strawberries more closely than they do ''Comarum''. They are all vigorous, and produce runners profusely. *'Frel', also known as , is a patented Hybrid (biology), hybrid strawberry that is the result of crossing the garden strawberry ''Fragaria'' × ''ananassa'' subsp. ''cuneifolia'' (syn. ''Fragaria grandiflora'') with Marsh Cinquefoil, ''

Comarum palustre ''Comarum palustre'' ( syn. ''Potentilla palustris''), known by the common names purple marshlocks, swamp cinquefoil and marsh cinquefoil, is a common waterside shrub. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout North America, Europe, ...

'' (formerly ''Potentilla palustris''), followed by backcrossing to strawberry. The plant is grown for ornamental purposes. It has bright pink flowers (in contrast to the white flowers of naturally occurring strawberry species) and it produces a small number of strawberries. *'Franor' (marketed as ) developed as a sport of 'Frel', and features a more intense red color in the flowers. *'Gerald Straley' is a seedling of 'Frel', selected at Heronswood in Washington for its bright red flowers. It was named after the former curator of the University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens. *'Lipstick' is a variety developed in 1966 from a cross between the Marsh Cinquefoil, ''

'' and the

Garden Strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') 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 ap ...

, ''Fragaria'' × ''ananassa''. It has deep pink to red flowers, and slightly larger, more flavorful berries than 'Frel'. It, too, is grown for ornamental purposes.

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q199072 Comarum hybrids Hybrid plants Garden plants Groundcovers Intergeneric hybrids